OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221370398
LAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT
LAS VEGAS, NV·
Event description
Employee with COVID-19 infection dies
Investigation abstract
An employee was working as a police officer and was part of a patrol unit that responded to service calls. The employee contracted COVID-19 from an unknown source during his work week. The employee developed COVID-19 symptoms after work on June 8, 2021, and was subsequently diagnosed with COVID-19 on June 11, 2021. The employee began to experience complications related to the illness and was admitted to the hospital on June 15, 2021. The employee died at 6:13 p.m. on June 24, 2021, as a result of respiratory failure attributed to his infection.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 41 M
- Event type
- 12
- Occupation code
- 7030
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