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Service Contracting Solutions

Ingestion of harmful substance — Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified — FORT MYERS, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Service Contracting Solutions in FORT MYERS, FLORIDA
Employer Service Contracting Solutions Report ID 2018099997
Address 12140 Metro Pkwy City, State ZIP FORT MYERS, FLORIDA 33966
Event Date September 27, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Ingestion of harmful substance Source of Injury Xylene
Industry (NAICS) 238320 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 26.56000, -81.85000

Incident Narrative

While painting, an employee went to drink water out of a plastic bottle, but the bottle contained a chemical called xylene. The employee ingested the chemical and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On September 27, 2018, a worker at Service Contracting Solutions in FORT MYERS, FLORIDA suffered poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified to the body systems. The incident was classified as ingestion of harmful substance, with xylene identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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