DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2017-09-21Lynn HavenFloridaNational Mentor Healthcare, LLC.BODY SYSTEMSInhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was providing resident care at a group home when she got close to an open bottle of foaming disinfectant and suffered an asthma attack. She was hospitalized.
2017-08-15LorainOhioCleveland ClinicBODY SYSTEMSInhalation of harmful substance-single episode
On August 15, 2017, an employee was exposed to an aerosol disinfectant in the office and experienced breathing difficulty and vomiting, requiring hospitalization.
2017-06-10PhillipsWisconsinAspirus, Inc. BODY SYSTEMSInhalation of harmful substance-single episode
On June 10, 2017, an employee opened a tub of liquid chlorine bleach with pliers and rinsed the pliers in a stream of what appeared to be running water, but was actually disinfectant. The employee then experienced shortness of breath and lowered oxygen saturation, requiring hospitalization.
2016-10-03San AntonioTexasWalmartMultiple body partsExposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
While loading items into the cab of a delivery truck, an employee came in contact with liquid disinfectant cleaner, suffering chemical burns to both hands and the nose, as well as whitening of the fingertips.
2015-02-15PensacolaFloridaPaul CorporationLumbar regionExposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Employee was cleaning the wash tank when the hose disconnected from the pump and sprayed Minncare (a disinfectant) on his lower back. This caused a chemical burn to his lower back.