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Accident Summary Nr: 569095 - Employee dies of rabies from bat bite

Accident Summary Nr: 569095 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 08/25/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107574303	09/11/1991	1542	0	Baldwin & Shell Construction Co.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107574329	09/11/1991	1731	0	Thompson Electric Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107574337	09/11/1991	1711	0	General Mechanical Contractors, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107574311	09/11/1991	1741	0	Sonny Fish Masonry, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 10:10 a.m. on September 10, 1991, a call was received at the Little Rock, AR, area OSHA office noting the death of Employee #1, which had been published in the newspaper. The newspaper stated that he had died after a 10-day illness and hospitalization. An autopsy revealed that he had died of rabies. An inspection revealed that Employee #1, of Baldwin and Shell Construction Co., died of rabies encephalitis (viral) as confirmed by the Arkansas Department of Health and the Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA. The inspection revealed that Employee #1 was possibly bitten by a bat at his home. Serotyping revealed that Employee #1 was bitten by a bat, possibly at home; there was no conclusive evidence that he was bitten while working at a Baldwin and Shell Construction Co. work site.

Keywords: RESPIRATORY, ANIMAL BITE, CARDIOVASC SYSTEM, CONSTRUCTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107574303	Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported
2	107574329			Occupation Not Listed
3	107574337			Occupation Not Listed
4	107574311			Occupation Not Listed

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