# Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect at Penn Medicine Rittenhouse
> OSHA SIR `2021108598` · 10/5/2021 · PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect
## Cause
- **Event:** Small-scale (limited) fire
- **Source:** Beverage heating and percolating equipment and  appliances
## Employer
- **Name:** Penn Medicine Rittenhouse
- **Location:** 1800 Lombard Street, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19146
- **NAICS:** 622310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee extinguished a coffee pot fire and was later hospitalized for difficulty breathing and respiratory irritation.

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