# Asphyxiations, strangulations, suffocations at CLEAN HARBORS INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2018033109` · 3/31/2018 · CHALMETTE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Asphyxiations, strangulations, suffocations
## Cause
- **Event:** Engulfment in other collapsing material
- **Source:** Silica
## Employer
- **Name:** CLEAN HARBORS INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC.
- **Location:** PBF Chalmette Refinery, CHALMETTE, LOUISIANA, 70043
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee entered a tower and was vacuuming out adsorbent that was stuck to the inside walls when the adsorbent became detached from the wall and engulfed the employee. The employee suffered upper body trauma and partial asphyxiation, requiring hospitalization.

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