Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202657979 - Employee Is Hospitalized When Exposed to Coccidioides

Accident Summary Nr: 202657979 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 05/11/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316670462	07/09/2013	9512	924120	California Conservation Corps

Abstract: At approximately 5:00 p.m. on April 8, 2013, Employee #1 of California Conservation Corps, while performing a firefighting activity, was exposed to Coccidioides, a fungus found in the soil and is known to cause Valley Fever. The environmental conditions were very windy and there was a lot of dust and smoke in the air. As the employee was constructing a fire line by cutting and pulling brushes as well as digging and disturbing soil, he was exposed to high winds and dust containing fungal spores. Employee #1 was hospitalized for an unspecified period.

Keywords: FIREFIGHTER, HIGH WIND, DUST, SMOKE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316670462			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.