# Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia at National Security Agency
> OSHA SIR `20181010203` · 10/3/2018 · FORT GEORGE G MEADE, MARYLAND
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia
## Cause
- **Event:** Vehicle or machinery fire
- **Source:** Engraving machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** National Security Agency
- **Location:** 9800 Savage Road, Suite 6555, FORT GEORGE G MEADE, MARYLAND, 20755
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was working next to an engraving machine when it caught fire. While he tried to extinguish the fire with a portable extinguisher, he was overcome by the smoke.

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