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OSHA Injury Report: Kent General Hospital

Respiratory condition · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , a respiratory condition at Kent General Hospital in 640 S. State St., Dover, DE 19901 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was front Office Assistant II in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Kent General Hospital
Parent company
Bayhealth
Street
640 S. State St.
City
Dover
State
DE
ZIP
19901
On-site location
Cardiology Consultants Office

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Respiratory condition (code 3)

Before the incident

Sitting at the clinic check-in window

What happened

Patient came into clinic smelling like bleach - employee is highly allergic to bleach. Employee started having respiratory issues

Injury or illness

Respiratory allergic symptoms wheezing chest tightness

Object or substance involved

Bleach smell

Summary line

Respiratory allergic symptoms including chest tightness wheezing

Employee and industry

Job description
Front Office Assistant II
SOC code
43-9061 — Office Clerks, General
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
3664
Total hours worked
5494543
EIN
510064318
Establishment ID
1090716
Employer case #
K-24-431

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00
Time of incident
10:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
30JAN2025:20:02:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.