# Anaphylactic shock, anaphylaxis at Amazon Warehouse
> OSHA SIR `2017032043` · 3/5/2017 · EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Anaphylactic shock, anaphylaxis
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Amazon Warehouse
- **Location:** 1610 Van Buren Rd., EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18042
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working at a pack station when they experienced itching hands. The employee was working with cardboard boxes and an unknown product that was being packed. The employee was admitted and diagnosed with acute anaphylaxis.

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