# Poison, toxic, or allergenic effects  other respiratory at Knox Community Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2025065166` · 6/1/2025 · MOUNT VERNON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **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.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*