Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode · Coughing and throat irritation- toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Holiday Inn Panama City, 2001 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA 32405
on — Coughing and throat irritation- toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
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Final narrative
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