An A319 lead flight attendant became ill from an unknown substance during preflight and subsequently...

Attributes
ACN	1163132
Time
Date	201404
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb Cruise Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty) Flight Attendant In Charge
Qualification	Flight Attendant Current
Events
Anomaly	Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown

Narrative:

They are using a chemical to clean the aircraft and it contains some highly strong fumes. On the flight I smelled the chemicals. Once in our destination when they emptied [the] trash; I could smell it even more because they drench the trash cans with the chemicals. During boarding I got dizzy and my vision became blurred. I talked to another flight attendant and told her. I drank some water and sat down for a minute and ate some pretzels. I became even more nauseated and started to have dry heaves and eventually vomited once in-flight. I notified my domicile in-flight and supervisor. I notified union and was told this is a problem and they have tried to stop it for awhile now. I am still nauseated and vomiting and dizzy with blurred vision.they are using cleaning chemicals in the oven and on galley floors and in the galleys. Stop using the cleaner in the ovens especially! Please!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A319 Lead Flight Attendant became ill from an unknown substance during preflight and subsequently in-flight was nauseous and had blurred vision. Two weeks after the event; he is still off work with symptoms.

Narrative: They are using a chemical to clean the aircraft and it contains some highly strong fumes. On the flight I smelled the chemicals. Once in our destination when they emptied [the] trash; I could smell it even more because they drench the trash cans with the chemicals. During boarding I got dizzy and my vision became blurred. I talked to another flight attendant and told her. I drank some water and sat down for a minute and ate some pretzels. I became even more nauseated and started to have dry heaves and eventually vomited once in-flight. I notified my Domicile in-flight and Supervisor. I notified union and was told this is a problem and they have tried to stop it for awhile now. I am still nauseated and vomiting and dizzy with blurred vision.They are using cleaning chemicals in the oven and on galley floors and in the galleys. STOP USING THE CLEANER IN THE OVENS ESPECIALLY! PLEASE!

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An A319 lead flight attendant became ill from an unknown substance during preflight and subsequently in-flight was nauseous and had blurred vision. Two weeks after the event; he is still off work with symptoms.