Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112892.015 - Employee is hospitalized after exposure to hazardous dust

Accident Summary Nr: 112892.015 -- Report ID: 0524530 -- Event Date: 12/20/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1373426.015	01/24/2019		622110	Protestant Memorial Medical Center, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 a.m. on December 20, 2018, an employee was conducting nursing operations in the hospital's emergency room. While conducting paperwork at the desk, the employee was exposed to a dust cloud that led to a asthmatic respiratory illness. The employee was working in the emergency room of a three story hospital building with a basement, and the employee was working with others inside of the emergency room when the incident occurred. The dust cloud was generated from the computer equipment located under the desk. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Computer Operated, Dust, Respiratory

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1373426.015	1	F	Hospitalized injury		Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants

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