Poison, toxic, or allergenic effects other respiratory

Name: Poison, toxic, or allergenic effects other respiratory at The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus
Start: 7/29/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024076851 · 7/29/2024 · The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus

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: Bleach, hypochlorites
Secondary source: Cleaning handtools n.e.c.

Employer

Name: The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus
Location: 1700 Southwest 7th Street, TOPEKA, KANSAS, 66606
NAICS: 622110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On 7-29-2024, the injured employee was at work in a patient room providing care when another employee came into the room to clean using bleach wipes. The smell of the bleach wipes caused the injured employee to have an asthmatic reaction requiring hospitalization.

Source

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