Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode · Multiple poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effects
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, 1670 CLAIRMONT RD, DECATUR, GEORGIA 30033
on — Multiple poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effects, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
On July 1, 2021, an employee was sitting at his desk when he began to smell a sulfur odor, resulting in dizziness, nausea, the inability to focus, and eye sight issues that required hospitalization.
HospitalizedBODY SYSTEMSNonclassifiable
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