CH2M Hill

While waiting to assist with delivering a transformer from a flatbed truck, an employee went to get a drink of water. He returned to the work area and set his water bottle down. He later went to take a drink and picked up a different bottle that contained denatured alcohol. The employee was hospitalized due to poisoning.

An employee was carrying a bottle of door seal solution containing sodium silicate. The employee bumped their arm, causing them to ingest the solution. The employee suffered from wheezing, nausea, and breathing difficulties.

An employee was preparing a job area for an air conditioning replacement when they ingested drain solvent.

An employee was siphoning water from a tank and ingested chemicals that were in the siphon hose. He was hospitalized.

An employee was siphoning degreaser from a 55-gallon drum. Some of the caustic solution entered his mouth and throat, causing burns. He was hospitalized.