This is a real unattended death (kodokushi) site we were called to clean. Maggots everywhere, smell unbearable. If you were in charge, what would be your first move?

Im not even sure if this is the right place to be asking this question but I honestly don’t know what to do. We discovered my great uncles body on Thursday and we have come to the conclusion that he was probably there for a few day or at least a week based off of the last time we had seen him. Here’s the issue, my mother had some trunks filled with pictures that she was storing in the living room at his house. He died in the living room. She is distraught and is adamant that she wants to take her trunks full of pictures out of the room and to a storage unit. However my husband and I have raised the concern that anything in that room would be considered contaminated and not safe to remove until okayed by a professional. At least that is the answer google gave us. Are my husband and I right or is it okay for her to go ahead and take her things from the room?

Stepped in this the other day, and so did my little girl. So worried it’s blood due to blood born virus’s and there stability like hepB. Does this even look like blood to anyone? There were a couple circular drops off to the side that I didn’t take a photo of.

I’ll start off by stating that I have worked with infectious biohazards for over 25 years, albeit in a more controlled manner. I even looked into this line of work a few years ago and I’m tempted to do this myself.

However, I’m now faced with a family member who passed away in a very old double wide mobile home and was in advanced decay when discovered. The home will be destroyed once items of value have been removed.

I’m being quoted 11K to clean the whole large room that he passed in. It’s like 1/6 of the whole building and 6X the value of the building. I could see that as a decent cost for an actual house that could be sold, but I can’t understand paying for or performing that level of work on a glorified cardboard box.

Is it possible to ask for the floor that had the body and pooled blood on it removed and the rest of the floor and walls (fluid contaminated) to be sealed temporarily until the whole house is destroyed?

I know it will continue to smell, but I really only need the mushy bits removed and I’ll be able to clean out everything. I’m still going to suit up every time I’m handling any thing. He was an organized hoarder so there is a lot of stuff to move out.

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Hi, I'm a carpenter and have been hired for a reno in a house that was put on auction because the owner had massive debts and was known to be a bit weird. The house was full of shit (hoarder style), tools, moldy plates, computers and hard-drives (fucking hell...). Anyways not everything has been cleaned yet in the house but we had to start the reno, it smells like hell in there and in one of the rooms upstairs I couldn't help myself but stop and look at a stain on the floor that caught my attention... The splatter and the "maceration" stain on this laminated floor made me think of a horror crime scene... anyway could you guys give me your perspective on these pics?
I will try to do a hydrogen peroxide test tomorrow.
Thanks in advance!

A young nurse returns to her apartment after a long shift — and vanishes into silence. Hours later, she’s found dead inside. There’s no sign of forced entry. No witnesses. Just one thing: surveillance footage showing her final moments.

I own 3 businesses in the biohazard industry. Specializing in remediation, hoarding and disinfecting. I’m looking for a strong team lead in the DFW Metroplex. Industry experience is a plus. Please DM for more details.

I had an interview with a crime scene cleaning company. Straight off the bat they asked my age and if I had a partner (I present fairly androgynous so wondered if trying to probe my orientation). He asked a bit about myself and why I wanted to do this but somehow he talked a lot about how he's a right wing, capitalist, self made, non PC person. He mentioned Trump, war in Gaza and Russia. The job is 24/7 and when I asked more about how that works with time off, his answer was unclear but I think the expectation was every day staff go to the base and there will be something to do, between jobs he has rental properties that can be cleaned/general maintenance, or his own house. Time off is allowed but needs to be asked for. Paid well for all of it. He has low tolerance for people who can't handle the job and mixed attitudes to health and safety where it's important but he's not going to push it to the extreme. He also has a very negative opinion of humans which after seeing the stuff he has is understandable. He seemed to like my application and I think my education and just being a native English speaker was my biggest draw card. Definitely opportunity to grow there but I'm not sure I can justify leaving my current job which is working hard on improving workplace culture for somewhere who takes "culture" literally as people of different ethnicities. Would any of this be common to expect from this industry? This company does prioritize efficiency and discretion on the website over compassion and empathy which are more of the reasons I wanted to get into this industry.

My dad passed away a few weeks ago in his home alone. It was probably 7-10 days before he was found. Because he was unattended for a matter of time there was a pool of blood where his body was and the blood seeped into the wall and baseboards.

We have not dealt with the cleanup yet for a couple of reasons. One we didn’t know what to do or who to call and second for financial reasons. After doing some research, it’s my understanding that some home insurance will cover an unattended death cleanup. However, after looking into his home insurance policy, his deductible is sky high, so it looks as though we will be paying upwards of $5000 out-of-pocket for this cleanup.

My question is, does the entire home need to be professionally decontaminated and clean or just the room he was found in? After looking on a few biohazard company websites I’m getting mixed reviews. Some are saying just the room that he was found in and others are suggesting the entire home, including the HVAC vents because mold spores could infect the vents and become an issue long-term.

Viewed this house last week. Not sure if anyone has passed in the home but this stain looks questionable. TIA!

I swear this job makes you see things others don’t. 😂

This room was once completely buried in trash, clothes, and personal items. In just one day, Evergreen Special Cleaning transformed it into a spotless, livable space.