OSHA Injury Report: PHMG PHSW Clinics

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Charting in my office

What happened

Fellow caregiver had a very smelly client and could not find any of the unscented room spray so used their own Concentrated Room Spray from Bath and Body Works- 'Tis The Season with Cinnamon and cedar bark. The scent spread throughout the clinic; my office is 4 doors down. Others also smelled and once discovered the source we opened outside doors air out and I used my small room fan to blow smell out of my room I also put my mask back on to finish my charts. Within the hour I started to taste chemical smell and throat was scratchy. I finished work [REDACTED] min early. [REDACTED] I had some coughing and by [REDACTED] more coughing and laryngitis. [REDACTED] I notified my manager that I may not be able to return to work [REDACTED]. We spoke again [REDACTED] and asked for [REDACTED] wed off d t symptoms and went to ZoomCare [REDACTED] for inhalers and other meds recommendation and ruled out COVID with lab PCR test. By [REDACTED] eve slightly worse to returned to ZoomCare for additional m

Injury or illness

Exposure To Other Hazardous Material; Throat

Object or substance involved

unknown

Summary line

PT used Concentrated Room Spray started to taste chemical smell and throat was scratchy

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.