# Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect at BRIGHAM & WOMEN'S HOSPITAL
> OSHA SIR `2017054647` · 5/23/2017 · BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect
## Cause
- **Event:** Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** BRIGHAM & WOMEN'S HOSPITAL
- **Location:** 75 FRANCIS STREET, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02115
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a cardiac monitor for a patient when a person visiting the patient sprayed a chair in the room with an unknown material. The employee then experienced respiratory distress.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*