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Multiple effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure

1 hospitalization · 2024021873 · 2/29/2024 · Intermountain Health Good Samaritan Hospital

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury
Multiple effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure

Cause

Event
Inhalation of harmful substance single episode or single shift
Source
Cats, felines domestic
Secondary source
Towels, linens, bedding

Employer

Name
Intermountain Health Good Samaritan Hospital
Location
200 Exempla Circle, LAFAYETTE, COLORADO, 80026
NAICS
622110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was providing care to a patient when they moved blankets that had cat dander, causing an allergic reaction. The employee experienced anaphylaxis and respiratory distress and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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