Poison, toxic, or allergenic effects other respiratory

Name: Poison, toxic, or allergenic effects other respiratory at Bon Secours Mercy Health
Start: 12/24/2024

1 hospitalization · 20241211859 · 12/24/2024 · Bon Secours Mercy Health

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: Pesticides and other agricultural chemicals unspecified
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Bon Secours Mercy Health
Location: St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO, 44501
NAICS: 622110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was bringing red bags to use to clean out a patient's room that had been treated with an aerosolized solution for bed bugs. The employee's N95 mask was permeated by the aerosolized solution, causing the employee to sustain bronchospasms and an asthma attack. The employee was hospitalized to control the asthma.

Source

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