Millie's Homemade Ice Cream
Ingestion of harmful substance — Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified — PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Millie's Homemade Ice Cream | Report ID | 2019055343 |
| Address | 246 Forbes Avenue | City, State ZIP | PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15201 |
| Event Date | May 28, 2019 | 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 | Cleaning and polishing agents, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 445299 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.44000, -80.00000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a cleaning agent when the employee ingested the agent, requiring hospitalization.
Incident Summary
On May 28, 2019, a worker at Millie's Homemade Ice Cream in PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA suffered poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified to the body systems. The incident was classified as ingestion of harmful substance, with cleaning and polishing agents, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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