Exposure through medical injection · Other or unspecified allergic reactions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 EUCLID AVE., CLEVELAND, OHIO 44103
on — Other or unspecified allergic reactions , affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee received a flu shot, had an allergic reaction, and was administered an EpiPen. The EpiPen caused an additional allergic reaction and the employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedBODY SYSTEMSVaccines
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