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Accident Summary Nr: 14238968 - EMPLOYEE HOSPITALIZED WITH CASE OF "OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA"

Accident Summary Nr: 14238968 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 11/13/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102061017	12/09/1986	9224	0	Clark County Fire Dept, Station #16

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS IN CHARGE OF CLEANING SCOTT AIR PAKS. HE USED A MARCAL ULTRASONIC CLEANING TANK AND AN ATOMIZER CONTAINING METHYLENE CHLORIDE. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED ON NOVEMBER 13, 1985 WITH HIS FIRST EPISODE OF BREATHING DIFFICULTY, CHEST CONSTRICTION AND CHEST PAIN. HE WAS GIVEN OUTPATIENT TESTING ON AUGUST 8, 1986 FOR THE SAME SYMPTOMS. A SPIROMETRY TEST ADMINISTERED ON AUGUST 25, 1986 SUGGESTED MILD OBSTRUCTIVE AIRWAYS AND POSSIBLE RESTRICTIVE AIRWAYS. THE TOXIOLOGIST REPORT STATED THAT HE HAS A REACTIVE AIRWAY DISEASE CALLED OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA.

Keywords: CHEST, RESPIRATORY, METHYLENE CHLORIDE, CLEANING, INHALATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102061017			Hospitalized injury	Other	Firefighting occupations

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