Exposure to harmful substances, environments unspecified · Leptospirosis
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Audubon Nature Institute, 6500 Magazine Street, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70118
on — Leptospirosis, affecting the BODY SYSTEMS .
Final narrative
A zoo keeper working with primates contracted leptospirosis and was hospitalized for treatment.
Hospitalized BODY SYSTEMS Animal manure and waste products
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