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Holiday Inn Panama City

Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode — Coughing and throat irritation- toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect — PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Holiday Inn Panama City in PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA
Employer Holiday Inn Panama City Report ID 2018010791
Address 2001 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. City, State ZIP PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA 32405
Event Date January 24, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Coughing and throat irritation- toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode Source of Injury Chlorine, chlorine bleach
Industry (NAICS) 721110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.18000, -85.65000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning a coffee pot with bleach when he inhaled chemical vapors. He began coughing and his throat was burning, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On January 24, 2018, a worker at Holiday Inn Panama City in PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA suffered coughing and throat irritation- toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect to the body systems. The incident was classified as inhalation of harmful substance-single episode, with chlorine, chlorine bleach identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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