# Effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure  unspecified at CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy
> OSHA SIR `2024054619` · 5/26/2024 · OMAHA, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fire  small-scale, limited
- **Source:** Batteries
- **Secondary source:** Hydrogen cyanide
## Employer
- **Name:** CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy
- **Location:** 7500 Mercy Road, OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68124
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A security employee was working when a lithium battery caught fire in the equipment maintenance area near the cafeteria. The security guard responded with a fire extinguisher and was exposed to cyanide, requiring hospitalization.

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