Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect

Name: Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect at Piedmont Healthcare, Inc.
Start: 12/11/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191212741 · 12/11/2019 · Piedmont Healthcare, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury: Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect

Cause

Event: Exposure to other harmful substances, unspecified
Source: Source, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Piedmont Healthcare, Inc.
Location: 1968 Peachtree Rd NE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30309
NAICS: 622110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee arrived at work for a monthly meeting. The employee entered an auditorium where latex balloons had been left from a previous event. Upon entering the room, the employee began experiencing a severe allergic reaction to the latex and respiratory distress, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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