San Juan, PR · 2024-10-09

OSHA Injury Report: Ashford Prebyterian Community Hospital

Respiratory condition · Days away from work

At a glance

On 2024-10-09, a respiratory condition at Ashford Prebyterian Community Hospital in Ave. Ashford 1451, San Juan, PR 902 resulted in days away from work. Employee was tecnico de Equipo in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment: Ashford Prebyterian Community Hospital
Parent company: Ashford Hospital
Street: Ave. Ashford 1451
City: San Juan
State: PR
ZIP: 902
On-site location: Medicina

What was the outcome?

Outcome: Days away from work (code 2)
Type: Respiratory condition (code 3)
Days away from work: 9

Before the incident

Empleado refiere que se encontraba cambiando tanques de dioxido de carbono.

What happened

Empleado refiere que se encontraba iniciando el proceso para cambiar tanque de dioxido de carbono en el proceso el tanque comienza a liberar gas por lo cual estuvo inhalando los gases por alrededor de 3 a 5 minutos.

Injury or illness

Falta de aire y visin borrosa en ambos ojos.

Object or substance involved

Gases.

Summary line

Falta de aire y visin borrosa en ambos ojos.

Employee and industry

Job description: Tecnico de Equipo
SOC code: 29-2055: Surgical Technologists
NAICS code: 622110: Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage: 2022
Employees at this establishment (2024 average): 671
Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total): 1,026,109
EIN: 660177824
Establishment ID: 1369128
Employer case #: 29

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2024-10-09
Shift started: 07:00
Time of incident: 09:35
Filing year: 2024
Submitted to OSHA: 2025-02-28

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.

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