# Poison, toxic, or allergenic effects  other respiratory at Amerapex Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2024099130` · 9/30/2024 · LIMA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Poison, toxic, or allergenic effects  other respiratory
## Cause
- **Event:** Inhalation of harmful substance  single episode or single shift
- **Source:** Hydrochloric acid
- **Secondary source:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Amerapex Corporation
- **Location:** 1150 S Metcalf St, LIMA, OHIO, 45804
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 30, 2024, at 5:00 PM, an employee was hospitalized for difficulty breathing after they were exposed to hydrochloric (HCl) acid after a vessel 60 yards away from where they were working released HCl gas.

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