# Infectious diseases peculiar to the intestines, n.e.c. at US Department of Veterans Affairs - Las Vegas Medical Center
> OSHA SIR `2021053658` · 5/3/2021 · NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Large intestine, colon, rectum
- **Nature of injury:** Infectious diseases peculiar to the intestines, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to other harmful substances, unspecified
- **Source:** Bacteria
- **Secondary source:** Patient
## Employer
- **Name:** US Department of Veterans Affairs - Las Vegas Medical Center
- **Location:** 6900 North Pecos Road, NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, 89086
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee contracted Clostridium difficile (C. diff) while caring for a patient with C. diff and was hospitalized.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*