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Mercy Health

Exposure to other harmful substances, unspecified — Other or unspecified allergic reactions — TOLEDO, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Mercy Health in TOLEDO, OHIO
Employer Mercy Health Report ID 20191011331
Address 2200 Jefferson Ave. City, State ZIP TOLEDO, OHIO 43604
Event Date October 29, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Other or unspecified allergic reactions Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to other harmful substances, unspecified Source of Injury Drugs-nonmedicinal
Industry (NAICS) 622110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.65000, -83.55000

Incident Narrative

An employee was assisting a patient in a parking lot and contacted a foreign substance, possibly Fentanyl, that was on the patient. The employee started having cardiac issues and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On October 29, 2019, a worker at Mercy Health in TOLEDO, OHIO suffered other or unspecified allergic reactions to the body systems. The incident was classified as exposure to other harmful substances, unspecified, with drugs-nonmedicinal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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