Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect

A cleaning technician was cleaning a tank trailer that contained residual sodium bisulfide. As he was cleaning the tank trailer with hot steam, he began to experience shortness of breath.

An employee was standing in the hallway of a pediatric unit when a coworker sprayed aerosolized air freshener and the employee began having wheezing and having difficulty breathing.

An employee was cleaning the fuzzy seed location when the dust caused an asthma attack.

An employee was cleaning a conveyor/line at the deli walk area of a plant with a chlorine liquid solution (foam spray) and went to the breakroom because she experienced difficulty breathing. She was eventually hospitalized due to inhalation of the foam spray.

An employee tried to stop a fire associated with food burning in the kitchen oven. The employee inhaled smoke and was hospitalized with difficulty breathing and dizziness.

An employee was exposed to bleach vapors while attempting to pressurize a 5-gallon spray can and suffered difficulty breathing.

While making rounds during unit startup, an employee suffered respiratory irritation, possibly due to chlorine inhalation.

An employee was pouring drain cleaner down a clogged pipe when it mixed with a different cleaner that had previously been poured down the drain. The two chemicals reacted and created fumes that the employee inhaled, suffering respiratory distress.

An employee was working with a patient in the emergency room when she experienced respiratory problems due to cleaning chemicals from the adjacent area. She was hospitalized.

Two employees were transferring rinsate from a chemical tote to frac tanks using a bucket. Approximately six hours later, both employees stated that they felt winded with slightly strained breathing. One of the employees was hospitalized due to strained breathing and low oxygen levels.