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Dot Foods, Inc.

Exposure to other harmful substance-multiple routes of exposure — Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect — MOUNT STERLING, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Dot Foods, Inc. in MOUNT STERLING, ILLINOIS
Employer Dot Foods, Inc. Report ID 2019021520
Address 1 Dot Way City, State ZIP MOUNT STERLING, ILLINOIS 62353
Event Date February 11, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to other harmful substance-multiple routes of exposure Source of Injury Chemical products, unspecified
Secondary Source Fire extinguishers
Industry (NAICS) 424490 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.97000, -90.75000

Incident Narrative

An employee took a sweeper outside because the sweeper had caught on fire. Maintenance came outside with a fire extinguisher to put out the fire. The extinguisher chemicals flew into the employee's face and the employee swallowed some of it. The employee was hospitalized with difficulty breathing.

Incident Summary

On February 11, 2019, a worker at Dot Foods, Inc. in MOUNT STERLING, ILLINOIS suffered other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect to the body systems. The incident was classified as exposure to other harmful substance-multiple routes of exposure, with chemical products, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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