Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170872832 - Employee suffers asthma attack while working in hospital

Accident Summary Nr: 170872832 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 04/03/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125652503	04/17/1998	8099	0	Antelope Valley Medical Hospital

Abstract: On April 3, 1998, Employee #1, who had a pre-existing asthmatic condition, was working as a secretary in the labor delivery area of a hospital when she suffered a serious asthma attack. She was hospitalized for three days, released on April 6, and returned to work on April 20. Employee #1 has not had a re-occurrence of the problem and now works in a new job in an office outside the hospital. Janitors had been using an alcohol-based cleanser to strip wax off the floor next to the nursing station, and had been using bleach to clean the toilets. One or both of these substances apparently exacerbated Employee #1's asthma.

Keywords: RESPIRATORY, VAPOR, ALLERGIC REACTION, INHALATION, RESPIRATORY TRACT, CLEANING FLUID, CHEMICAL VAPOR, CHEMICAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125652503			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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