# Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified at Alabama Power Company
> OSHA SIR `2015030585` · 3/10/2015 · QUINTON, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
- **Source:** Chlorine, chlorine bleach
## Employer
- **Name:** Alabama Power Company
- **Location:** 4250 Porter Road, QUINTON, ALABAMA, 35130
- **NAICS:** 221119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was disconnecting chlorine gas system tubing to attach a chlorine cylinder to the water treatment system when a small amount of chlorine gas escaped. The employee was taken to the hospital and admitted.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*