Incident date: 2020-06-05
NAICS industry code: 325120

An employee was holding a small plastic cap in his teeth while preparing to take a carbon dioxide sample. The cap went back into his throat and became lodged in his trachea. The cap eventually became logged in his lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ingestion of harmful substance
code_source: title: Caps, lids, covers, unspecified
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate