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Pneumonia, influenza, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 20231110749 · 11/21/2023 · PACTIV CORPORATION

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
Source
Bacteria

Employer

Name
PACTIV CORPORATION
Location
1105 INDUSTRIAL LANE, MALVERN, ARKANSAS, 72104
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning the screens of a water system and used compressed air to blow out and clean the metal screens. This aerosolized water droplets and the employee was exposed to Legionella pneumophila bacteria, resulting in pneumonia that required hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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