# Nausea, vomiting- toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect at POWELL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2016021546` · 2/21/2016 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Nausea, vomiting- toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect
## Cause
- **Event:** Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
- **Source:** Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** POWELL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
- **Location:** 8550 MOSLEY STREET, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77075
- **NAICS:** 335313
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee entered a freshwater, 3000-gallon tank to replace spray nozzles and was exposed to steam mist and residual chemicals that were left in the tank from the clean-out process. He experienced nausea from inhalation exposure and was hospitalized.

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