Accident Report Detail
Accident: 109957.015 - Employee Is Exposed To Contaminated Spore Dust
Accident: 109957.015 -- Report ID: 0950647 -- Event Date: 05/01/2018 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1323082.015 | 06/13/2018 | County 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
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 1323082.015 | 39 | M | Hospitalized injury | Other | Firefighting occupations |