# Poisoning, poisoning-related asphyxia at Emp Serv, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024076695` · 7/23/2024 · ALMENA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Poisoning, poisoning-related asphyxia
## Cause
- **Event:** Inhalation of harmful substance  single episode or single shift
- **Source:** Carbon monoxide
- **Secondary source:** Pressure washers
## Employer
- **Name:** Emp Serv, LLC
- **Location:** 4870 RD E10, ALMENA, KANSAS, 67622
- **NAICS:** 112210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a gas-powered power washer in a hog barn when they became drowsy and incoherent. The employee lost consciousness and was hospitalized for carbon monoxide exposure from the exhaust emissions.

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