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OSHA Injury Report: STIHL Inc.

Other illness · Days away from work

On , an other illness at STIHL Inc. in Virginia Beach, VA 23452 resulted in days away from work. Employee was utility Operator in attachments, powered lawn and garden equipment, manufacturing.

Establishment
STIHL Inc.
Parent company
STIHL Inc.
Street
536 Viking Drive
City
Virginia Beach
State
VA
ZIP
23452
On-site location
4283
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Other illness (code 6)
Days away from work
1

Working at station

EE reported odor that caused her to feel nauseous dizzy. Source of smell was traced to a forklift battery that was overcharged and offgassing

Head and GI symptoms

Lead acid battery on a forklift

Exposure to hydrogen sulfide gas from overcharged forklift battery

Job description
Utility Operator
SOC code
51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
NAICS code
333112 — Attachments, powered lawn and garden equipment, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
2495
Total hours worked
4652471
EIN
540969072
Establishment ID
1071754
Employer case #
11155
Date of incident
Shift started
18:00
Time of incident
23:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
22JAN26:20:00:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.