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Controls Service & Engineering Co., Inc. (CSE)

Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode — Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified — MIFFLINTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Controls Service & Engineering Co., Inc. (CSE) in MIFFLINTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Controls Service & Engineering Co., Inc. (CSE) Report ID 2021043335
Address 1717 William Penn Highway City, State ZIP MIFFLINTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 17059
Event Date April 22, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode Source of Injury Multiple chemicals or chemical mixtures, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.59000, -77.41000

Incident Narrative

An employee was trying to unclog a kitchen drain. A mixture of bleach and a drain cleaning solution produced toxic vapors, which the employee inhaled.

Incident Summary

On April 22, 2021, a worker at Controls Service & Engineering Co., Inc. (CSE) in MIFFLINTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA suffered poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified to the body systems. The incident was classified as inhalation of harmful substance-single episode, with multiple chemicals or chemical mixtures, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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