# Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia at CHAMBERSBURG HOSPITAL
> OSHA SIR `2018099312` · 9/9/2018 · CHAMBERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia
## Cause
- **Event:** Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
- **Source:** Mold, mildew
## Employer
- **Name:** CHAMBERSBURG HOSPITAL
- **Location:** 112 NORTH 7TH STREET, CHAMBERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 17201
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was exposed to mold and moisture while working and began to experience coughing and tightness in the chest, requiring hospitalization for pneumonia and exacerbation of asthma.

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