# Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. at Linde PLC
> OSHA SIR `2020065258` · 6/5/2020 · FORT WORTH, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Ingestion of harmful substance
- **Source:** Caps, lids, covers, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Linde PLC
- **Location:** 9941 Morris Dido Newark Road, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76179
- **NAICS:** 325120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was holding a small plastic cap in his teeth while preparing to take a carbon dioxide sample. The cap went back into his throat and became lodged in his trachea. The cap eventually became logged in his lung.

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