Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125629832 - Children'S Hospital Oakland

Inspection Information - Office: Oakland District Office

Inspection Nr: 125629832

Report ID: 0950614

Date Opened: 10/25/1999

Site Address:
Children'S Hospital Oakland
747 52nd Street
Oakland, CA 94609

Mailing Address:
747 52nd Street, Attn: Christ Amy, Safety Officer, Oakland, CA 94609

Union Status: Union

SIC:8062

NAICS: 622110/General Medical and Surgical Hospitals

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 03/24/2000

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/16/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	78041993		Yes
Accident	361490121

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$400	$0	$400
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$400	$0	$400
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	342 A	04/04/2000	04/07/2000	$400	$400	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170890883

Event: 09/13/1999

Employee suffers from pneumococcal septicema

On September 16, 1999, Employee #1, a respiratory care practitioner at Children's Hospital in Oakland, CA, was hospitalized with a diagnosis of pneumococcal septicemia. Pneumococcal pneumonia is a common type of community-acquired pneumonia with an incubation period of between one and ten days. He subsequently underwent several surgeries and all his extremities were amputated. Employee #1 had worked at the hospital on September 6, September 13, and September 14, but it was not clear whether he contracted the illness at work or somewhere else.

Keywords: RESPIRATORY, AMPUTATED, INHALATION, RESPIRATORY TRACT, ARM, INFECTIOUS DISEASE, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125629832			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Inhalation therapists

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