State Metal Industries, Inc.
Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode — Pulmonary edema — CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY
| Employer | State Metal Industries, Inc. | Report ID | 2021086681 |
| Address | 941 South 2nd Street | City, State ZIP | CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY 08101 |
| Event Date | August 9, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Pulmonary edema | Body Part | Lung(s), pleura |
| Event Type | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | Source of Injury | Chlorine, chlorine bleach |
| Industry (NAICS) | 331492 | Inspection # | 1546668 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.93000, -75.12000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was responding to a chlorine leak and walked into a cloud of chlorine gas. The employee was hospitalized for pulmonary edema.
Incident Summary
On August 9, 2021, a worker at State Metal Industries, Inc. in CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY suffered pulmonary edema to the lung(s), pleura. The incident was classified as inhalation of harmful substance-single episode, with chlorine, chlorine bleach identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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