# Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia at LA Ship
> OSHA SIR `20231211394` · 12/14/2023 · HOUMA, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia
## Cause
- **Event:** Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
- **Source:** Chemicals, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** LA Ship
- **Location:** 367 Dickson Rd., HOUMA, LOUISIANA, 70363
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee wearing a blasting hood was preparing to blast inside a tank. The line that supplies the hood with breathing air was plugged into an argon line. The employee breathed the argon gas and fell. The employee was hospitalized for argon poisoning.

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