Poison, toxic, or allergenic effects other respiratory

Name: Poison, toxic, or allergenic effects other respiratory at Nebraska Medicine
Start: 9/30/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024099140 · 9/30/2024 · Nebraska Medicine

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: Tear gas, mace, pepper spray
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Nebraska Medicine
Location: 987400 Nebraska Medical Center, OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68198
NAICS: 622110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A patient who had been pepper sprayed was brought into the emergency department by ambulance and with police. An employee was exposed to the pepper spray which exacerbated their asthma and the employee was hospitalized.

Source

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