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Linde PLC

Ingestion of harmful substance — Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. — FORT WORTH, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Linde PLC in FORT WORTH, TEXAS
Employer Linde PLC Report ID 2020065258
Address 9941 Morris Dido Newark Road City, State ZIP FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76179
Event Date June 5, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Ingestion of harmful substance Source of Injury Caps, lids, covers, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 325120 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.90000, -97.46000

Incident Narrative

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.

Incident Summary

On June 5, 2020, a worker at Linde PLC in FORT WORTH, TEXAS suffered traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as ingestion of harmful substance, with caps, lids, covers, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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