# Poison, toxic, or allergenic effects  other respiratory at Bon Secours Mercy Health
> OSHA SIR `20241211859` · 12/24/2024 · YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO
## 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:** Pesticides and other agricultural chemicals  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Bon Secours Mercy Health
- **Location:** St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO, 44501
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was bringing red bags to use to clean out a patient's room that had been treated with an aerosolized solution for bed bugs. The employee's N95 mask was permeated by the aerosolized solution, causing the employee to sustain bronchospasms and an asthma attack. The employee was hospitalized to control the asthma.

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