# Effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure  unspecified at Silver Cross Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2024043589` · 4/25/2024 · NEW LENOX, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to harmful substance through exposed tissue  unspecified
- **Source:** Latex
- **Secondary source:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Silver Cross Hospital
- **Location:** 1900 Silver Cross Blvd., NEW LENOX, ILLINOIS, 60451
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had been assisting with a patient. The employee had an allergic reaction to latex and was hospitalized.

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