# Poison, toxic, or allergenic effects  other respiratory at White Springs Agricultural Chemicals, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20241211704` · 12/18/2024 · WHITE SPRINGS, FLORIDA
## 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:** Sulphur dioxide
- **Secondary source:** Separating and conversion machinery  n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** White Springs Agricultural Chemicals, Inc.
- **Location:** 15843 SE 78th Street, WHITE SPRINGS, FLORIDA, 32096
- **NAICS:** 325312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 18, 2024, an employee was performing maintenance on a steam-pressure transmitter in a sulfuric acid plant when a transmitter malfunction caused the employee to inhale sulfur dioxide or sulfur trioxide fumes. The employee was hospitalized with respiratory irritation.

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