# Other or unspecified allergic reactions at HERAEUS PRECIOUS METALS NORTH AMERICA DAYCHEM LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019022048` · 2/24/2019 · VANDALIA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Other or unspecified allergic reactions
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to other harmful substances, unspecified
- **Source:** Chemicals, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** HERAEUS PRECIOUS METALS NORTH AMERICA DAYCHEM LLC
- **Location:** 970 Industrial Park Drive, VANDALIA, OHIO, 45377
- **NAICS:** 332812
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 24, 2019, while adding a chemical to a 300-gallon reactor, an employee was exposed to trifluoromethanesulfonate ester and had an allergic reaction. The employee was hospitalized.

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