Incident date: 2024-01-29
NAICS industry code: 311712

An employee was exposed to chlorine dioxide, an anti-bacterial chemical, when processing seafood in two mixing tanks. The gas permeated the room and the employee suffered upper respiratory distress.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Inhalation of harmful substance  single episode or single shift
code_source: title: Other chlorine compounds
code_nature: title: Poison, toxic, or allergenic effects  other respiratory
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: moderate