North Mississippi Medical Center
Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode — Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect — TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI
| Employer | North Mississippi Medical Center | Report ID | 20181010482 |
| Address | 830 South Gloster Street | City, State ZIP | TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI 38801 |
| Event Date | October 10, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect | Body Part | BODY SYSTEMS |
| Event Type | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | Source of Injury | Fire, flame, smoke, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 622110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.24000, -88.71000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A patient came into the ER for treatment and smelled like smoke. The smoke scent caused an employee to have an asthma attack.
Incident Summary
On October 10, 2018, a worker at North Mississippi Medical Center in TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI suffered other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect to the body systems. The incident was classified as inhalation of harmful substance-single episode, with fire, flame, smoke, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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