# Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect at JM Smuckers LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016087161` · 8/3/2016 · RIPON, WISCONSIN
## 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:** Chlorine compounds, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** JM Smuckers LLC
- **Location:** 1050 Stanton Road, RIPON, WISCONSIN, 54971
- **NAICS:** 311421
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee smelled chlorine when he entered the chemical room. He flushed the floor drain to eliminate the smell. He notified his supervisor about the smell, and the two of them flushed the drain with multiple barrels of water. After they had flushed the drain, the employee started to experience wheezing and had a slight headache. He was hospitalized due to lung/respiratory irritation.

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