# Other or unspecified allergic reactions at Memorial Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2017010399` · 1/13/2017 · CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Other or unspecified allergic reactions
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Medical and surgical instruments and equipment, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Memorial Hospital
- **Location:** 405 W Jackson Street, CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS, 62902
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee suffered an allergic reaction to powder coated nitrile gloves.

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