# Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified at Formosa Plastics Corporation DE
> OSHA SIR `20181212721` · 12/11/2018 · DELAWARE CITY, DELAWARE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
- **Source:** Carbon dioxide, dry ice
- **Secondary source:** Furnaces, heaters
## Employer
- **Name:** Formosa Plastics Corporation DE
- **Location:** 780 School House Road, DELAWARE CITY, DELAWARE, 19706
- **NAICS:** 325211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a fuel-fired heater in an enclosed room when he passed out and struck his head possibly due to carbon dioxide exposure. The employee was hospitalized.

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