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Accident Summary Nr: 172620.015 - Employee contracts Valley Fever and dies

Accident Summary Nr: 172620.015 -- Report ID: 0950683 -- Event Date: 11/08/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1793091.015	11/16/2024		238910	Solv Energy, Llc / Sehv Solutions, Llc

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on November 8, 2024, Employee #1 was working as a foreman overseeing a crew installing concrete foundations during the construction of a solar site. He began to feel unwell and later sought medical attention. He was hospitalized and subsequently died. The cause of death was determined to be Valley Fever (coccidioidomycosis), which resulted from inhaling airborne fungal spores (Cocci) from dust generated at the construction site.

Keywords: Air Contamination, Air Monitoring, Fever, Overexposure

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1793091.015	48	M	Fatality		Supervisors, mechanics and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls Fatality Cause:

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