Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170361430 - Employee's arm infected after injury at fruit plant

Accident Summary Nr: 170361430 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 09/28/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125672642	03/21/2000	0723	0	Dried Fruit & Nut Assoc Of Calif

Abstract: At 12 midnight on September, 28, 1999, Employee #1, who worked as a quality assurance inspector at fruit processing plants, scraped her left elbow on the top of an analyzing table, sustaining an injury similar to a "rug burn." She went to bed at 4:00 a.m. and awoke at 5:00 a.m. to find her elbow swollen. Employee #1 went to her personal physician, who gave her antibiotics for an infection. She also saw the worker's compensation doctor, who increased the dosage of antibiotics. The inflammation continued to worsen, and Employee #1 was admitted to the hospital for intravenous antibiotic treatment. She was released on October. 4, 1999. Although her condition continues to slowly improve, Employee #1 is still experiencing burning and tingling as of April 6, 2000.

Keywords: AGRICULTURE, STRUCK AGAINST, ABRASION, FRUIT PACKING, ELBOW

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125672642			Hospitalized injury	Other	Inspectors, agricultural products

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