# Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified at TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL
> OSHA SIR `20191212757` · 12/11/2019 · TAMPA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **6 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
- **Source:** Ethylene oxide
- **Secondary source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL
- **Location:** 1 TAMPA GENERAL CIRCLE, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33604
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were working in the sterilization department. A motor which controlled the ventilation of ethylene oxide failed. Six employees were hospitalized for exposure to ethylene oxide.

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