Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100747468 - Boulder Community Hospital

Inspection Information - Office: Denver Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100747468

Report ID: 0830500

Date Opened: 02/02/1993

Site Address:
Boulder Community Hospital
1100 Balsam Ave
Boulder, CO 80304

Mailing Address:
1100 Balsam Ave, Po Box 9019, Boulder, CO 80304

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:8062

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 03/22/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/05/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360715577

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 930768

Event: 01/30/1993

Employee dies of self-administered drug overdose

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

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

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