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

Name: Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect at Casey's Store #3939
Start: 6/26/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023065673 · 6/26/2023 · Casey's Store #3939

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: Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
Source: Chlorine, chlorine bleach

Employer

Name: Casey's Store #3939
Location: 6300 Bob Billings Pkwy, LAWRENCE, KANSAS, 66049
NAICS: 447110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning. She poured bleach down a soda fountain drain to unclog it and she immediately became short of breath. The employee suffered acute pneumonitis due to chemical fumes, acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, moderate persistent asthma with acute exacerbation, and shortness of breath.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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