Dizziness, lightheadedness, headache-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect

Name: Dizziness, lightheadedness, headache-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect at Sodexo, Inc.
Start: 10/28/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015108073 · 10/28/2015 · Sodexo, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury: Dizziness, lightheadedness, headache-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect

Cause

Event: Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
Source: Formaldehyde

Employer

Name: Sodexo, Inc.
Location: 2809 Denny Ave, PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI, 39581
NAICS: 238990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A housekeeping employee was cleaning up a Formalin spill. The Formalin was covered with a spill-X absorbent to soak up the chemical. As the employee was scooping up the absorbent her head started hurting, she felt dizzy, and she passed out.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown