Lakewood, NJ —
OSHA Injury Report: BMI Merchandise
Other illness · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an other illness at BMI Merchandise in Lakewood, NJ 8701 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was inventory Clerk in toys (including electronic) merchant wholesalers.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- BMI Merchandise
- Parent company
- BMI Merchandise
- Street
- 1960 Rutgers University Boulevard
- City
- Lakewood
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 8701
- On-site location
- Warehouse
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Other illness (code 6)
Before the incident
Employee was completing inventory tasks.
What happened
The employee had said he had a headache to another employee. The other employee then provided Extra Strength Excedrin to him. The employee took the medication and [REDACTED] he noticed that his mouth had swelled up. He then came to the Safety Manager and when asking some questions he advised that he had previously had allergic reactions to tylenol. He had been clearing his throat and coughing throughout the conversation and when asked he advised that he had been coughing for a while and thought it was from the dust. While asking him questions his face had swelled more so he was sent to urgent care.
Injury or illness
Allergic reaction.
Object or substance involved
Extra Strength Excedrin
Summary line
Employee took medication for a headache that they did not know had the same ingredients as tylenol which the employee is allergic to. His face swelled and he was sent to urgent care.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Inventory Clerk
- SOC code
- 53-7065 — Stockers and Order Fillers
- NAICS code
- 423920 — Toys (including electronic) merchant wholesalers
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 170
- Total hours worked
- 335265
- EIN
- 223020916
- Establishment ID
- 1115517
- Employer case #
- 7
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 9:00
- Time of incident
- 18:25
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 05FEB2025:19:40:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.