# Poison, toxic, or allergenic effects nausea, vomiting at Applied Acoustics International
> OSHA SIR `2024021362` · 2/13/2024 · CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Poison, toxic, or allergenic effects nausea, vomiting
## Cause
- **Event:** Ingestion of harmful substance
- **Source:** Alcohols  except ingested  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Applied Acoustics International
- **Location:** 1001 State Street, CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS, 60411
- **NAICS:** 999999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing preventive maintenance on a chiller's glycol system. Pressurized glycol sprayed onto the employee's face; the employee ingested some of the glycol and developed nausea.

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