Exposure to other harmful substances, unspecified · Infectious and parasitic diseases, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital, 1700 South 23rd Street, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA 34950
on — Infectious and parasitic diseases, unspecified, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
A nurse in the intensive care unit was treating a patient with an infection when they contracted the infection and were hospitalized.
HospitalizedBODY SYSTEMSInfectious and parasitic agents, unspecified
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