Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 930768 - Employee dies of self-administered drug overdose

Accident Summary Nr: 930768 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 01/30/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100747468	02/02/1993	8062	0	Boulder Community Hospital

Abstract: Between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on January 29, 1993, Employee #1 was performing home health care at a patient's home when she administered an unknown amount of morphine to herself. She died of a drug overdose. It is suspected that the morphine was taken from the patient's medication, as 4 tablets of MS Contin (15 mg) and 24.5 cc of Roxinol (liquid), which are morphine products, were missing from the patient's inventory on January 31, 1993. After investigation by the Boulder Police, the Boulder Coroner, and the CSHO, this fatality was determined to be non-occupationally related and no citations were recommended.

Keywords: WORK RULES, DRUG OVERDOSE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100747468			Fatality	Poisoning(Systemic)	Occupation not reported

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