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Accident: 109957.015 - Employee Is Exposed To Contaminated Spore Dust

Accident: 109957.015 -- Report ID: 0950647 -- Event Date: 05/01/2018
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
1323082.01506/13/2018County Of Kern Fire Department
At 3:08 p.m. on May 1, 2018, Employee #1, a Fire Engineer, was working at a fire station when he became ill while at work. It was suspected that he had Valley Fever from dust that was contaminated with Valley Fever spores. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.
Keywords: dust, fire fighter, lung, dust inhalation
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 1323082.015 39 M Hospitalized injury Other Firefighting occupations

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