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Portico Property Management

Ingestion of harmful substance — Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified — PLANO, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Portico Property Management in PLANO, TEXAS
Employer Portico Property Management Report ID 2018021439
Address 8400 Angels Dr. City, State ZIP PLANO, TEXAS 75024
Event Date February 12, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Ingestion of harmful substance Source of Injury Cleaning and polishing agents, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 531311 Inspection # 1296398
GPS Coordinates 33.09000, -96.80000

Incident Narrative

An employee had a bottle of drinking water sitting next to a bottle of odor eliminator. The employee grabbed the bottle of odor eliminator and drank that instead of the water. The bottle was not labeled.

Incident Summary

On February 12, 2018, a worker at Portico Property Management in PLANO, TEXAS suffered traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as ingestion of harmful substance, with cleaning and polishing agents, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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