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OSHA Injury Report: Emory Decatur Hospital - EHC

Respiratory condition · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , a respiratory condition at Emory Decatur Hospital - EHC in 2701 North Decatur Road, Decatur, GA 30033 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was public Safety Ofcr I Armed in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Emory Decatur Hospital - EHC
Parent company
Emory Healthcare
Street
2701 North Decatur Road
City
Decatur
State
GA
ZIP
30033
On-site location
Marriott hotel parking garage

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Pursuing an Eloped 10-13 patient

What happened

Inhaled fire extinguisher contents during pursuit of eloped pt. who sprayed fire extinguisher

Injury or illness

Respiratory Disorders Lungs

Object or substance involved

felt lightheaded and shortness of breath

Summary line

I was walking through and exposed to the fire extinguisher chemicals alot

Employee and industry

Job description
Public Safety Ofcr I Armed
SOC code
00-9900 — Insufficient Information - NIOSH
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
3024
Total hours worked
4220850
EIN
582137993
Establishment ID
1422479
Employer case #
S2025-294

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:45
Time of incident
7:50
Filing year
2025
Submitted
20FEB26:20:34:00

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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.