Westerly, RI ·
OSHA Injury Report: Cimini & Associates Inc
Respiratory condition · Days away from work
At a glance
On , a respiratory condition at Cimini & Associates Inc in 46 Airport RD, Westerly, RI 02891 resulted in days away from work. Employee was lab tech in beryllium castings (except die-castings), unfinished manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Cimini & Associates Inc
- Parent company
- Cimini & Associates Inc
- Street
- 46 Airport RD
- City
- Westerly
- State
- RI
- ZIP
- 02891
- On-site location
- Lab area
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Respiratory condition (code 3)
- Days away from work
- 1
Before the incident
Performing a titration test
What happened
Performing the test he crouched down with the lab hood lifted to read a label. This is when he believed at this point he inhaled soon of the hydrogen cyanide. He felt dizzy and had shortness of breath and migraine. Two other managers instructed him to go outside and get fresh air as he asked them if they smelled anything unusual but neither did. He finished his shift but did not feel quite right with symptoms of sniffles and being overly tired. On [REDACTED] around [REDACTED] he began to feel off now with tight chest and shoulder pain. He was taken to the hospital where doctors cleared him and sent hm home. His symptoms disappeared over the weekend.
Injury or illness
Chest tightness possibly chemical exposure and shoulder pain.
Object or substance involved
unknown
Summary line
Respiratory condition
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Lab tech
- SOC code
- 17-3029: Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
- NAICS code
- 331529: Beryllium castings (except die-castings), unfinished manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 40
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 75,976
- EIN
- 61344492
- Establishment ID
- 938894
- Employer case #
- 2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Time of incident
- Not known — the employer filed this case without a time of day.
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-08
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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