Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 140589.015 - Employee develops valley fever

Accident Summary Nr: 140589.015 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 08/02/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1560534.015	09/16/2021		922140	California Department Of Corrections & Rehabilitation - Pleasant Valley Sate Prison

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on August 2, 2021, Employee #1, a cook in the main kitchen at a prison, began feeling ill and was later diagnosed with valley fever affecting the lungs and pneumonia. He was hospitalized for five days for treatment. In the days prior to his illness, high winds stirred excessive dust in the parking lot where construction was ongoing to install parking lot awnings with solar panels. Contractors were drilling into the subsurface to place columns, though no obvious dust excursions were observed during inspection.

Keywords: Cook, Drill, Drill, Dust, Fever, Installing, Lung, Pneumonia, Solar

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1560534.015	43	M	Hospitalized injury		Kitchen workers, food preparation

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