Poison, toxic, or allergenic effects other respiratory

Name: Poison, toxic, or allergenic effects other respiratory at BJ's Wholesale Club
Start: 1/24/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024010763 · 1/24/2024 · BJ's Wholesale Club

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury: Poison, toxic, or allergenic effects other respiratory

Cause

Event: Inhalation of harmful substance single episode or single shift
Source: General chemical products n.e.c.
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: BJ's Wholesale Club
Location: 2 Veterans Memorial Highway, COMMACK, NEW YORK, 11725
NAICS: 424310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was scanning a member's purchase when a box containing septic treatment powder was dropped, causing a cloud of the powder to eject. The employee inhaled the chemical and was hospitalized with throat irritation and difficulty breathing.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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