Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125652503 - Antelope Valley Medical Hospital

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 125652503

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 04/17/1998

Site Address:
Antelope Valley Medical Hospital
1600 W Ave J
Lancaster, CA 93534

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:8099

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 06/22/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/29/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361665250

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	342 A	07/02/1998	07/02/1998	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170872832

Event: 04/03/1998

Employee suffers asthma attack while working in hospital

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

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

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