# Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia at Christus EMS
> OSHA SIR `2019044051` · 4/21/2019 · LONGVIEW, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia
## Cause
- **Event:** Vehicle or machinery fire
- **Source:** Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Christus EMS
- **Location:** 2201 S. Mobberly, LONGVIEW, TEXAS, 75607
- **NAICS:** 485999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assisting a vehicle that was on fire. When the employee was putting out the fire under the hood, the smoke came back towards his face. He was hospitalized due to smoke inhalation.

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