OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221452766
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - SANTA CRUZ
SANTA CRUZ, CA·
Event description
Employee Is Infected With Vibrio cholerae In Research Lab
Investigation abstract
At 12:00 a.m. on October 26, 2021, an employee was admitted to the hospital for a potential Vibrio cholerae infection. The employee was a microbiologist at the University of California - Santa Cruz, who had most recently worked with the Vibrio cholerae organism while performing laboratory research on October 19 and 20, 2021. The employer became aware of the employee's hospitalization on November 8, 2021.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 37 M
- Event type
- 9
- Occupation code
- 203
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