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Accident Summary Nr: 200210698 - Employee dies of infection from puncture injury

Accident Summary Nr: 200210698 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 04/24/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302104930	05/09/2000	0723	0	Rice Farmers Coop., Inc.

Abstract: On April 25, 2000, Employee #1 took the north elevator up to the top floor of the rice dryer to check on some broken windows. When he came back down after completing the task, he told his supervisor that he had stepped on a nail. The supervisor had Employee #1 remove his shoe and saw blood on the bottom of the inside of the boot. Employee #1 worked the rest of the day and the following day. On April 27, Employee #1 took off from work, and on April 28, he was not at work nor did not call in, prompting his supervisor to check on him. On April 30, Employee #1, who was a diabetic, was admitted to Gulf Coast Medical Center for treatment of an infection from his puncture wound. He died on May 4, 2000, from complications due to the infection.

Keywords: REPAIR, AGRICULTURE, INFECTION, FOOT, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302104930			Fatality	Puncture	Occupation not reported

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