Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Exposure through intact tissue — Anaphylactic shock, anaphylaxis — CAMP HILL, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in CAMP HILL, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Report ID 2025054638
Address 3025 Market Street City, State ZIP CAMP HILL, PENNSYLVANIA 17001
Event Date May 16, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Anaphylactic shock, anaphylaxis Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure through intact tissue Source of Injury Cosmetics, beauty products
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 622110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.23000, -76.93000

Incident Narrative

An employee was seeing a patient. The employee had an allergic (anaphylactic) reaction to petroleum jelly on a patient.

Incident Summary

On May 16, 2025, a worker at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in CAMP HILL, PENNSYLVANIA suffered anaphylactic shock, anaphylaxis to the body systems. The incident was classified as exposure through intact tissue, with cosmetics, beauty products identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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