# Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect at Baptist Medical Center South
> OSHA SIR `20171212057` · 12/19/2017 · JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
## 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:** Dirt particles and dust from dirt, debris
## Employer
- **Name:** Baptist Medical Center South
- **Location:** 14546 Old St. Augustine Road, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32258
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pushing a cart with housekeeping tools and products down a hospital hallway. She was passing by the access to a construction area when a construction worker exited it through a zippered plastic barrier. The employee was then exposed to dust that escaped through the barrier,  which caused her to have an asthma attack.

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