OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221372634
LA TORTILLA FACTORY INC
SANTA ROSA, CA·
Event description
Employee with COVID-19 infection dies
Investigation abstract
An employee was working in the packaging department of a tortilla factory keeping the wrapping machines stocked during the packaging process. The employee worked alone most of the time and was wearing appropriate PPE. Social distancing was also practiced in the facility. The employee's last day at work was on June 15, 2021, and he called in sick the next day with vomiting and an upset stomach. On June 25, 2021, the employee was admitted to the hospital for treatment for COVID-19 and was there until he died due to complications at 8:30 a.m. on July 12, 2021.
Victim
-
#1 Fatality Age 25 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 799
Codes shown verbatim from OSHA's accident-investigation database. A human-readable decoder is coming in a future release once the accident_lookup2 dictionary is loaded.