# Stroke at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Minneapolis VA Health Care System
> OSHA SIR `20161110330` · 11/1/2016 · SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Stroke
## Cause
- **Event:** Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
- **Source:** Cleaning and polishing agents, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Minneapolis VA Health Care System
- **Location:** 3520 Tower Avenue, SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN, 54880
- **NAICS:** 621111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 1, 2016, an employee suffered a stroke after assessing a patient in a room where air deodorizer had been used.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*