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Report: Ingestion of harmful substance at Linde PLC in Fort Worth, Texas

DATE: 06/05/20

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.

Report ID 2020065258  
Date 06/05/2020  
UPA 1602168  
Primary NAICS 325120  
Nature 1999 Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.
Part of Body 310 Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Source 4910 Caps, lids, covers, unspecified
Event 553 Ingestion of harmful substance
Hospitalized Yes  
Amputation No  

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