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EMORY HEALTH CARE

Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue — Dizziness, lightheadedness, headache-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect — TUCKER, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at EMORY HEALTH CARE in TUCKER, GEORGIA
Employer EMORY HEALTH CARE Report ID 2015052689
Address 1455 Montreal Road City, State ZIP TUCKER, GEORGIA 30084
Event Date May 7, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Dizziness, lightheadedness, headache-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue Source of Injury Aromatics and hydrocarbon derivatives, except halogenated, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 622110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.82000, -84.24000

Incident Narrative

An employee experienced dizziness while mixing bone cement containing methyl methacrylate. The employee was hospitalized due to a low heart rate.

Incident Summary

On May 7, 2015, a worker at EMORY HEALTH CARE in TUCKER, GEORGIA suffered dizziness, lightheadedness, headache-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect to the body systems. The incident was classified as exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, with aromatics and hydrocarbon derivatives, except halogenated, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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