Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200033504 - Employee Dies of Unknown Causes

Accident Summary Nr: 200033504 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 09/13/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312599582	09/21/2009	8062	622110	The University Of Chicago Medical Center

Abstract: At approximately 4:00 a.m. on September 13, 2009, Employee #1, a scientist, had been working for the past several years with an attenuated strain of Yersinia Pestis, plague bacteria, studying the genetics of the bacteria. Studies were conducted in a biosafety level 2 laboratory. He was admitted to the university's hospital with severe flu-like symptoms and died later that day at approximately 5:00 p.m. Initial autopsy results showed no obvious cause of death except for the presence of the attenuated strain of bacteria.

Keywords: LAB WORKER, INFECTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312599582			Fatality	Other	Medical scientists

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