OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14218952

SAND,WAREHOUSE,THUMB,INFECTION,PALLET,CONTUSION

1988-11-07T00:00:00

Event: SAND,WAREHOUSE,THUMB,INFECTION,PALLET,CONTUSION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14218952
Report ID: 626600

Event description

EMPLOYEE DIES FROM A STAPH INFECTION IN HIS THUMB

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 died from a staphylococcal infection. The infection developed a few weeks after he injured his thumb during an inspection of sand bags that were sta cked on wooden pallets in a warehouse. After the inspection, he left the warehou se for a sales trip to Argentina. He was hospitalized in Argentina for a few wee ks. He returned to the U.S. to get more treatment and died several weeks later.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 33 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
10

Event type
3

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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