Huntington Ingalls Industries Virginia
Inhalation of harmful substance, unspecified — Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect — NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA
| Employer | Huntington Ingalls Industries Virginia | Report ID | 2016010573 |
| Address | 4101 Washington Ave. | City, State ZIP | NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA 23607 |
| Event Date | January 21, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect | Body Part | BODY SYSTEMS |
| Event Type | Inhalation of harmful substance, unspecified | Source of Injury | Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 336611 | Inspection # | 1124703 |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.99000, -76.43000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On January 20, 2016, an employee was working in a tank with a coworker when he felt flu-like symptoms. He was hospitalized with respiratory failure after inhaling toxic chemicals, smoke, or fumes at the worksite.
Incident Summary
On January 21, 2016, a worker at Huntington Ingalls Industries Virginia in NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA suffered other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect to the body systems. The incident was classified as inhalation of harmful substance, unspecified, with chemicals and chemical products, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 14 severe injury reports involving "Inhalation of harmful substance, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Inhalation of harmful substance, unspecified injuries.
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