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OSHA Injury Report: 05070001-050701 PENROSE HOSPITAL

Respiratory condition · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , a respiratory condition at 05070001-050701 PENROSE HOSPITAL in 2222 NORTH NEVADA AVENUE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80907 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was histo tech in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
05070001-050701 PENROSE HOSPITAL
Parent company
CommonSpirit Health PENROSE HOSPITAL
Street
2222 NORTH NEVADA AVENUE
City
COLORADO SPRINGS
State
CO
ZIP
80907
On-site location
HISTOLOGY LABORATORY

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

WORKING IN SAME ROOM WITH PROCESSOR MACH

What happened

Tech had exposure to formalin fumes vapors from machine by embedding station

Injury or illness

Inflamed Bilateral Lung s Absorbed ingested or inhaled Formalin fumes

Object or substance involved

Formalin fumes vapors

Summary line

Tech had exposure to formalin fumes vapors from machine by embedding station

Employee and industry

Job description
Histo tech
SOC code
19-1042 — Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
NAICS code
622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
2166
Total hours worked
2502548
EIN
840405257
Establishment ID
1370742
Employer case #
5001346

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
6:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
28JAN26:14:43:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.