# Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect at American Airlines, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018032875` · 3/24/2018 · PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** American Airlines, Inc.
- **Location:** Philadelphia International Airport, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19153
- **NAICS:** 481111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unloading cargo from an aircraft when a container of chemical ripped open. The employee was exposed to the chemical and suffered an asthma attack, requiring hospitalization.

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