Dizziness, lightheadedness, headache-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect

Name: Dizziness, lightheadedness, headache-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect at Memorial Hospital West Volusia, Inc.
Start: 9/24/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023098813 · 9/24/2023 · Memorial Hospital West Volusia, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury: Dizziness, lightheadedness, headache-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect

Cause

Event: Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
Source: Mercury and compounds

Employer

Name: Memorial Hospital West Volusia, Inc.
Location: 701 West Plymouth Ave, DELAND, FLORIDA, 32720
NAICS: 622110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing a broken flow meter. Mercury from the meter spilled onto the floor and the employee was cleaning it up with a spill kit. He began to feel lightheaded and was hospitalized for mercury inhalation.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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