WINCHESTER HOSPITAL
Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode — Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified — WINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
| Employer | WINCHESTER HOSPITAL | Report ID | 20161110706 |
| Address | 41 HIGHLAND AVENUE | City, State ZIP | WINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS 01890 |
| Event Date | November 14, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified | Body Part | BODY SYSTEMS |
| Event Type | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | Source of Injury | Meat, poultry, seafood |
| Industry (NAICS) | 622110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.46000, -71.12000 | ||
Incident Narrative
The injured employee was eating lunch with another employee that was eating seafood for lunch. The injured employee was hospitalized for an allergic reaction to the seafood vapors.
Incident Summary
On November 14, 2016, a worker at WINCHESTER HOSPITAL in WINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS suffered poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified to the body systems. The incident was classified as inhalation of harmful substance-single episode, with meat, poultry, seafood identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 633 severe injury reports involving "Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode" incidents in our database. Browse all Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode injuries.
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