ORMOND BEACH, FLORIDA—
MHC Property Management, LLP
Inhalation of harmful substance single episode or single shift · Poison, toxic, or allergenic effects other respiratory
Final narrative
An employee went into the pool pump room to remove water, when she smelled a chemical odor and then left to go get personal protective equipment. She was hospitalized after breathing unknown chemicals and she sustained swelling of the lungs.
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