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Childrens Medical Center

Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue — Other or unspecified allergic reactions — WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Childrens Medical Center in WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia
Employer Childrens Medical Center
Address 111 Michigan Ave NW
City, State ZIP WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia 20011
Report ID 2016010652
Event Date January 23, 2016
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Other or unspecified allergic reactions
Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source of Injury Sheets, towels, linens, bedding
Industry (NAICS) 622110
GPS Coordinates 38.92658, -77.01487

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Incident Narrative

The employee was sleeping in the designated bunk area and had an allergic reaction to the linen.

Incident Summary

On January 23, 2016, a worker at Childrens Medical Center in WASHINGTON, District Of Columbia suffered other or unspecified allergic reactions to the body systems. The incident was classified as exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, with sheets, towels, linens, bedding identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 653 severe injury reports involving "Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue" incidents in our database. Browse all Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue injuries.

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