Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202652103 - Employee Gets Bitten by Brown Recluse Spider

Accident Summary Nr: 202652103 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 05/01/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316207604	05/16/2012	1541	236220	Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc.Dba Capital Proj

Abstract: At approximately 10:15 p.m. on April 30, 2012 Employee #1 of Kaiser Permanente Foundation Health Plan Inc sustained a serious injury as a result of being bitten by a brown recluse spider on his right thigh. At the time of the incident Employee #1 was picking up 2" by 8" pieces of plywood resting on the outer wall sides of a storage bin located on an empty lot with dense foliage, adjacent to a parking area. The spider may have crawled through a torn area of his jeans just about at the knee level. Employee #1 was by himself at the vacant lot area while the other employees were in one of the rooms in the building where they were performing interior renovation activities. Employee #1 was evaluated for his injuries at Kaiser Permanente in Riverside on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 and subsequently released the same day. However, Employee #1 went to Kaiser Permanente in Fontana the following day, Wednesday, May 2nd, due to elevated pain and fever. He was evaluated and admitted for tissue decay. Employee #1 was discharged on Friday, May 4, 2012 after undergoing treatment.

Keywords: STORAGE BIN, THIGH, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316207604			Hospitalized injury	Other	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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