{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-2218","name":"Rich Moser","organization":"","posted":"2026-10-09T04:00Z","received":"2026-10-08T04:00Z","body":"I was personally harmed by carrying a wifi-connected device some years ago. It was an Apple iPodTouc, and I did not realize that if I did not put it in \"airplane mode\" that it would continue to broadcast a wifi signal to look for nearby sources. So after carrying it in my front pocket for 3 or 4 hours a day for just a few days a week or less, I started to see lesions appear on my genitals. They got worse, turning into an open sore as well, and I finally realized the possible connection and stopped carrying the device. A few weeks later the lesions had healed—but discolored areas of skin remain today, over a decade later. The wifi device burned my skin and created a deeper problem too. Since I stopped carrying the device it has not reocurred.","source_hash":"10d645ca4a6bcb3023e0b9411bf0a9b63d526ca0c1071b63eb4dbc08cfb54e67","filing_type":"","proceedings":"","captured_at":"","source_name":"","number":"2218","withheld":false,"attachment_inventory":true,"capture_reviewed":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-2218","slug":"exposure-places-comment-2218","tags":[],"attachments":[],"attachment_names":[],"classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-2218","body_sha256":"812ffc109f9efec4417c11a40f3785343d0e10fd1ce75ef654a12531118b6394","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"wifi","topics":[{"id":"wifi","evidence":"I was personally harmed by carrying a wifi-connected device some years ago. It was an Apple iPodT"},{"id":"other","evidence":" a few days a week or less, I started to see lesions appear on my genitals. They got worse, turning into an"}],"summary":"Reports skin lesions attributed to carrying a Wi-Fi device and improvement after stopping.","reviewed_at":"2026-10-10T00:02:05Z","review_method":"Complete published comment-body review; identical previously reviewed bodies reused with separate official IDs preserved. Attachments and external links not reviewed.","review_source_sha256":"35c16f5c01425ab6727f2678f45142fad7bf24baddd92bbd594b02d8a9f57303","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"supplied_classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-2218","body_sha256":"812ffc109f9efec4417c11a40f3785343d0e10fd1ce75ef654a12531118b6394","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"wifi","topics":[{"id":"wifi","evidence":"I was personally harmed by carrying a wifi-connected device some years ago. It was an Apple iPodT"},{"id":"other","evidence":" a few days a week or less, I started to see lesions appear on my genitals. They got worse, turning into an"}],"summary":"Reports skin lesions attributed to carrying a Wi-Fi device and improvement after stopping.","reviewed_at":"2026-10-10T00:02:05Z","review_method":"Complete published comment-body review; identical previously reviewed bodies reused with separate official IDs preserved. Attachments and external links not reviewed.","review_source_sha256":"35c16f5c01425ab6727f2678f45142fad7bf24baddd92bbd594b02d8a9f57303","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"attachment_metadata":[],"mirror_fingerprint":"f7706f9a5a52852190400cdf9568da53d7e2b891581f0108003784bb8dcd8324","seo_modified":"2026-10-29T15:28:52Z","forum_topics":["wifi","other"],"primary_topic":"wifi","forum_title":"Reports skin lesions attributed to carrying a Wi-Fi device and improvement after stopping."}