Lakeland Regional Health
Exposure to other harmful substances, unspecified — Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect — LAKELAND, FLORIDA
| Employer | Lakeland Regional Health | Report ID | 2015118875 |
| Address | 1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd. | City, State ZIP | LAKELAND, FLORIDA 33805 |
| Event Date | November 23, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect | Body Part | BODY SYSTEMS |
| Event Type | Exposure to other harmful substances, unspecified | Source of Injury | Chlorine, chlorine bleach |
| Industry (NAICS) | 622110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.06000, -81.95000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee walked into the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) room and began wheezing, causing an emergency response to be initiated. Bleach is suspected to have caused the wheezing.
Incident Summary
On November 23, 2015, a worker at Lakeland Regional Health in LAKELAND, FLORIDA suffered other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect to the body systems. The incident was classified as exposure to other harmful substances, unspecified, with chlorine, chlorine bleach identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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