St. John Health System

Exposure to harmful substances or environments, n.e.c. — Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect — TULSA, OKLAHOMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at St. John Health System in TULSA, OKLAHOMA
Employer St. John Health System Report ID 2017076870
Address 1924 S. Utica Ave. City, State ZIP TULSA, OKLAHOMA 74104
Event Date July 24, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to harmful substances or environments, n.e.c. Source of Injury Mold, mildew
Secondary Source Environmental and elemental conditions, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 622110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 36.13000, -95.96000

Incident Narrative

An employee began to feel weak and experienced respiratory difficulty due to high humidity levels and mold inside the building, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On July 24, 2017, a worker at St. John Health System in TULSA, OKLAHOMA suffered other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect to the body systems. The incident was classified as exposure to harmful substances or environments, n.e.c., with mold, mildew identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 3 severe injury reports involving "Exposure to harmful substances or environments, n.e.c." incidents in our database. Browse all Exposure to harmful substances or environments, n.e.c. injuries.

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