Pneumonia

Name: Pneumonia at Maplewood at Southport, LLC
Start: 8/11/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023087310 · 8/11/2023 · Maplewood at Southport, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lung(s), pleura
Nature of injury: Pneumonia

Cause

Event: Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
Source: Bacteria
Secondary source: Cooling and humidifying machinery and appliances, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Maplewood at Southport, LLC
Location: 917 Mill Hill Terrace, SOUTHPORT, CONNECTICUT, 06890
NAICS: 623110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was taking the trash out to an area outside of the building when they were exposed to legionella bacteria in the air from a nearby cooling tower. The employee developed pneumonia and was hospitalized with Legionnaire's disease.

Source

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