Flight Attendant Current
Physiological - Other; Distraction; Communication Breakdown
Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness / Injury; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor; Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown
General Physical Injury / Incapacitation
Aircraft; Human Factors
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!
The reporter stated that he was the only crew member to have the symptoms. Two weeks after the event he is still off sick; experiencing headaches and nausea. He could not readily identify the odor but said at times it resembled dirty socks.
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.