Inhalation of harmful substance single episode or single shift · Poison, toxic, or allergenic effects other respiratory
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Bon Secours Mercy Health, St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO 44501
on , Poison, toxic, or allergenic effects other respiratory, affecting the body systems.
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Final 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.
HospitalizedBODY SYSTEMSPesticides and other agricultural chemicals unspecified