# Poison, toxic, or allergenic effects  other respiratory at The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus
> OSHA SIR `2024076851` · 7/29/2024 · TOPEKA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Poison, toxic, or allergenic effects  other respiratory
## Cause
- **Event:** Inhalation of harmful substance  single episode or single shift
- **Source:** Bleach, hypochlorites
- **Secondary source:** Cleaning handtools  n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus
- **Location:** 1700 Southwest 7th Street, TOPEKA, KANSAS, 66606
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 7-29-2024, the injured employee was at work in a patient room providing care when another employee came into the room to clean using bleach wipes. The smell of the bleach wipes caused the injured employee to have an asthmatic reaction requiring hospitalization.

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