Inhalation of harmful substance single episode or single shift · Poisoning, poisoning-related asphyxia
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Magdalena House, 6257 Babcock, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78240
on — Poisoning, poisoning-related asphyxia, affecting the BODY SYSTEMS .
Final narrative
Three employees were cooking dinner for residents using a stove in the office kitchen when they began to feel ill. Two of the employees were hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning. The stove was found to have a manufacturer defect causing the exposure and was recalled.
An employee was working in the food service warehouse when he experienced chest pain, difficulty breathing, and lost consciousness. The employee sustained carbon monoxide poisoning.
An employee was performing janitorial duties on the 15th floor of a building that was under construction. She began having trouble breathing. The employee was hospitalized with lung irritation caused by dust.
An employee was sweeping in an area with powdered PVC on the floor and began having difficulty breathing and coughing up blood, The employee was hospitalized for inhalation of PVC.
An employee was walking to a meeting in first floor lobby. While walking down a hallway, the employee stubbed a toe and fell on the floor, sustaining a fractured right hip and leg.
An employee was finishing up his second-to-last delivery of the day. As he was bringing up the lift gate with his right hand, a finger on his left hand became caught between the lift gate and the truck resulting in an amputation.
An employee was working in the office when he was asked by a co-worker to assist with defusing a situation with a client. Another client then approached the employee and bumped/pushed him, causing the employee to fall to the floor and land on his hip. The employee sustained a hip fracture that required surgery.
After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.
An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.
An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.