Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 16336.015 - Employee Dies From Laboratory Infection

Accident Summary Nr: 16336.015 -- Report ID: 0936100 -- Event Date: 04/28/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
417564.015	04/30/2012		622110	U.S. Dept. Of Veterans Affairs San Francisco Vamc

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on April 28, 2012, Employee #1 was working with the organism Neisseria meningitidis serotype B, in the laboratory and died within 17 hours of his first symptoms. Employee #1 died from septic shock and multiple organ failure brought on by contracting Neisseria meningitidis from research work performed earlier in the week.

Keywords: Infectious Disease

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	417564.015	1	M	Fatality		Science technicians, n.e.c.

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