Multiple poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effects

Name: Multiple poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effects at Federal Aviation Administration
Start: 7/9/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019076860 · 7/9/2019 · Federal Aviation Administration

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury: Multiple poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effects

Cause

Event: Exposure to other harmful substances, unspecified
Source: Plants, trees, vegetation-not processed, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Federal Aviation Administration
Location: NDB Building, TOGIAK, ALASKA, 99678
NAICS: 926120
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was travelling in an ATV to the worksite. The ATV passed through tall grasses, fireweed, and cow parsnip. The employee had an allergic reaction to the local vegetation which affected the eyes, skin, and airway and required hospitalization.

Source

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