Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-07-23 | Washington | Pa | Ensinger Incorporated | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
An employee was monitoring a machine during a plastic manufacturing process. The machine released formaldehyde into the work area and the employee suffered an irritated mouth, nose, and throat. | |||||
2018-01-21 | Warner | South Dakota | Silverstreak Dairies, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Ingestion of harmful substance |
While working in the scrapping/milking area, an employee mistook formaldehyde for water and ingested approximately 4 to 5 ounces of 37% formaldehyde, requiring hospitalization. |