Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202003976 - Employee accidentally splashes bodily fluid into eye

Accident Summary Nr: 202003976 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 04/05/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303874374	04/06/2001	8062	0	United States Roofing Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 8:15 p.m. on April 5, 1995, an employee working at Crozer Medical Center was accidentally splashed in the left eye by a bodily fluid. Serologic tests were done and showed Hepatitis C Antibody (Anti HCV) seroconversion. By the Spring of April 1995, the employee began to show symptoms suggestive of liver disease. On April 5, 2001, while waiting for a liver transplant, the employee died.

Keywords: EYE, LIVER, INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303874374			Fatality	Other	Biological technicians

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