Incident date: 2016-01-14
NAICS industry code: 561422

An employee was exposed to excessive sheetrock and floor tile dust that entered the workplace from renovation being conducted in the work area. The employee suffered an asthma attack, which resulted in respiratory failure.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
code_source: title: Dirt particles and dust from dirt, debris
code_nature: title: Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: moderate