Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202490140 - Employee Is Bitten by Spider

Accident Summary Nr: 202490140 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 03/25/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313232654	04/19/2010	9512	924120	Ca Conservation Corps

Abstract: About a week before April 4, 2010, Employee #1 was working as a Conservation Corps member clearing brush with hand tools along a highway when he was bitten by a spider. Employee #1 was working as part of a crew of 15-20 corps members near Garberville. On April 4, as the bite became more infected over the course of a week, Employee #1 required outpatient medical visits as well as a weeklong inpatient hospitalization for a MRSA-infected wound including minor surgery and antibiotic therapy. The incident was reported to DOSH on April 15.

Keywords: INFECTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313232654			Hospitalized injury	Other	Forestry workers, except logging

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