# Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect at Dot Foods, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019021520` · 2/11/2019 · MOUNT STERLING, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to other harmful substance-multiple routes of exposure
- **Source:** Chemical products, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Fire extinguishers
## Employer
- **Name:** Dot Foods, Inc.
- **Location:** 1 Dot Way, MOUNT STERLING, ILLINOIS, 62353
- **NAICS:** 424490
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee took a sweeper outside because the sweeper had caught on fire. Maintenance came outside with a fire extinguisher to put out the fire. The extinguisher chemicals flew into the employee's face and the employee swallowed some of it. The employee was hospitalized with difficulty breathing.

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