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Accident Summary Nr: 170116669 - Employee dies after she is unknowingly exposed to TB

Accident Summary Nr: 170116669 -- Report ID: 0215600 -- Event Date: 04/14/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17547456	06/22/1994	8062	0	Flushing Hospital Medical Center

Abstract: Employee #1, a nursing assistant, was apparently exposed to a patient with undiagnosed multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) between April 14 and 21, 1993. Employee #1 died. The patient was being treated for mycobacterium avium complex (MAC). Medical evaluations are conducted by physicians for early detection of TB in patients. Employee #1 had the appropriate medical screening, surveillance, and training for TB control, and knew the follow-up procedures for TB exposure. The TB control program at Flushing Hospital was compliant with OSHA guidelines as published by the CDC in MMWR, vol. 39, no. RR-17, 1990.

Keywords: INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17547456			Fatality	Other	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants

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