Incident date: 2019-02-11
NAICS industry code: 453998

An employee was hospitalized when his pacemaker was exposed to magnetic fields causing an irregular heartbeat.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Exposure to harmful substances or environments, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
code_nature: title: Damage to medical implants, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate