# Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect at Southern Ionics
> OSHA SIR `2015075289` · 7/31/2015 · PASADENA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect
## Cause
- **Event:** Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
- **Source:** Ammonia and ammonium compounds, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Southern Ionics
- **Location:** 13000 Bay Park Rd., PASADENA, TEXAS, 77507
- **NAICS:** 325188
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was offloading aqua ammonia from a truck at a customer's site. The employee closed the valve on the customer's side. He disconnected the hose on the truck side, but did not close the valve. The employee was exposed to aqua ammonia fumes and hospitalized.  He was wearing a respirator at the time of the incident.

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