# Poison, toxic, or allergenic effects  other respiratory at Sulzer Chemtech USA, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2025054420` · 5/10/2025 · DECATUR, ALABAMA
## 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:** Chemicals and hazardous materials  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Vehicle confined spaces  except tanks, bins, vats
## Employer
- **Name:** Sulzer Chemtech USA, Inc
- **Location:** 1050 Chemstrand Ave, DECATUR, ALABAMA, 35601
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing torquing and bolting activities to secure a manway on a vessel in a confined space. They were exposed to an unidentified chemical substance. The employee was hospitalized with weakness and difficulty breathing.

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