Poison, toxic, or allergenic effects other respiratory

Name: Poison, toxic, or allergenic effects other respiratory at Knox Community Hospital
Start: 6/1/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025065166 · 6/1/2025 · Knox Community Hospital

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: Aerosols and sprays
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Knox Community Hospital
Location: 1330 Coshocton Avenue, MOUNT VERNON, OHIO, 43050
NAICS: 622110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was getting water in the breakroom when the odor from an air freshener that was sprayed in a patient's room wafted into the room. The employee breathed in the air freshener and was hospitalized with an asthmatic episode.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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