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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221452766

THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - SANTA CRUZ

Event
Infection, Infectious Disease
NAICS
611310
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#345670046
Employer profile
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - SANTA CRUZ
Summary number
221452766
Report ID
0950612

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

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 37 M

    Event type
    9
    Occupation code
    203

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