Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100765.015 - Employee sustains fungal lung infection while replacing culv

Accident Summary Nr: 100765.015 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 10/13/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1277558.015	11/15/2017		924110	California Dept Of Water Resources

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on October 13, 2017, a worker was replacing old culverts along a canal using heavy equipment. The employee contracted coccidioidomycosis, also known as Valley Fever, which is a fungal pneumonia. Valley Fever is endemic to the area.

Keywords: Canal, Ditch, Infection, Infectious Disease, Lung

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1277558.015	49	M	Hospitalized injury

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