Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 98300.015 - Employee reacts to insecticide fumes and is hospitalized wit

Accident Summary Nr: 98300.015 -- Report ID: 0551701 -- Event Date: 07/07/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1253171.015	07/12/2017		622110	Cook County Health & Hospital System - John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on July 7, 2017, an employee entered a clinic that had been sprayed for bugs and roaches by an exterminator using Demand CS Insecticide. The employee was exposed to strong bug spray fumes and immediately suffered difficulty breathing and shortness of breath. A coworker took her outside the building to get fresh air but her symptoms increased and the employee suffered respiratory distress. The employee was taken by ambulance to Stoger Hospital Emergency Room where she was hospitalized.

Keywords: Chemical, Insecticide, Lung, Respiratory

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1253171.015	49	F	Hospitalized injury

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