Minor Medical Incidents:

Week 1:

• Eye sty treated & healed in one crew member
• Congestion has cleared up in another crew member
• Cough developing in a few crew members
• One crew member stepped on a thumb tack; treated & healing
• One crew member has developed a cold
• Another crew member coming down with a cold

Week 2:

• Four crew members sick with cold/flu symptoms
• One crew member cut hand on a helmet

Safety Concerns/Danger Spots:

• Path up to observatory needs to be cleared of loose rocks (in progress)
• "Emergency exit" sign could be posted over exit window?
• There are no MSDS sheets for diesel fuel, or any of the other fuels/chemicals/etc. located in engineering

Medical Supplies Used:

Week 1:
Multivitamins: 8
Vitamin C: 4
Cough drops: 5
Tylenol: 2
Sudafed: 1
Theraflu Cold & Flu: 3
Gauze pads: 2
Band-Aids: 8 regular size
Erythromycin ophthalmic ointment: small amount (remainder returned to lock-box)

Week 2:
Multivitamins: 8
Vitamin C: 20
Cough drops: 8
Tylenol: 2
Sudafed: 1
Theraflu Cold & Flu: 1
Mucus & Cough: 6

Lack of Needed Health Supplies:
Daytime cold/flu medication

HSO Summary:

There were no major health or safety incidents on Crew 57. Minor health incidents included an eye sty, congestion (due to left-over cat dander), a few minor cuts, and four crew members were sick for several days with cold/flu symptoms.

During our bi-monthly safety inspection we noted that several items were missing from the checklist, and therefore updated the BSIC and submitted it to Mission Support and the Flight Surgeon, for use by future crews.

Finally, it was discovered that there are no Material Safety Data Sheets for any of the fuels or chemicals located in engineering. It is strongly recommended that we obtain these for MDRS.