Incident date: 2024-02-29
NAICS industry code: 622110

An employee was providing care to a patient when they moved blankets that had cat dander, causing an allergic reaction. The employee experienced anaphylaxis and respiratory distress and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Inhalation of harmful substance  single episode or single shift
code_source: title: Cats, felines domestic
code_nature: title: Multiple effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: moderate