LAWRENCE AND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Exposure through medical injection — Other or unspecified allergic reactions — NEW LONDON, Connecticut
| Employer | LAWRENCE AND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL |
| Address | 365 MONTAUK AVENUE |
| City, State ZIP | NEW LONDON, Connecticut 06320 |
| Report ID | 20181010724 |
| Event Date | October 17, 2018 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Other or unspecified allergic reactions |
| Body Part | BODY SYSTEMS |
| Event Type | Exposure through medical injection |
| Source of Injury | Vaccines |
| Industry (NAICS) | 622110 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.33636, -72.10473 |
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Incident Narrative
On October 17, 2018, an employee experienced an allergic reaction to the flu vaccine administered earlier that day during a hospital-sponsored flu clinic.
Incident Summary
On October 17, 2018, a worker at LAWRENCE AND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL in NEW LONDON, Connecticut suffered other or unspecified allergic reactions to the body systems. The incident was classified as exposure through medical injection, with vaccines identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 20 severe injury reports involving "Exposure through medical injection" incidents in our database. Browse all Exposure through medical injection injuries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2017 | Cook Children's Hospital | FORT WORTH, Texas | Other or unspecified allergic reactions | Hosp. |
| Jan 1, 2016 | Trillium Farms | CROTON, Ohio | Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified | Hosp. |
| Oct 4, 2018 | Cleveland Clinic Foundation | CLEVELAND, Ohio | Other or unspecified allergic reactions | Hosp. |
| Oct 20, 2021 | CHI St. Luke's Health The Woodlands Hospital | THE WOODLANDS, Texas | Other or unspecified allergic reactions | Hosp. |
| May 15, 2019 | Ochsun Hancock Medical Center | BAY SAINT LOUIS, Mississippi | Other or unspecified allergic reactions | Hosp. |
| Jul 19, 2021 | Seaboard Foods, LLC | GUYMON, Oklahoma | Other or unspecified allergic reactions | Hosp. |
| Oct 22, 2019 | Springfield Regional Medical Center | SPRINGFIELD, Ohio | Multiple poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effects | Hosp. |
| Sep 14, 2022 | Southern Maine Health Care | BIDDEFORD, Maine | Other or unspecified allergic reactions | Hosp. |
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