Incident date: 2024-12-24
NAICS industry code: 622110

An employee was bringing red bags to use to clean out a patient's room that had been treated with an aerosolized solution for bed bugs. The employee's N95 mask was permeated by the aerosolized solution, causing the employee to sustain bronchospasms and an asthma attack. The employee was hospitalized to control the asthma.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Inhalation of harmful substance  single episode or single shift
code_source: title: Pesticides and other agricultural chemicals  unspecified
code_nature: title: Poison, toxic, or allergenic effects  other respiratory
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: moderate