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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221378995

TYSON POULTRY, INC

Event
Infectious Disease
NAICS
311615
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#345463160
Employer profile
TYSON POULTRY, INC
Summary number
221378995
Report ID
0627100

Event description

Employee with COVID-19 infection dies

Investigation abstract

An employee was working in a desk job filing paperwork in the office of a poultry processing facility when she contracted COVID-19. The employee did not share her work station which faced a wall and there was a door separating her from anyone passing by. The employee did not car pool and there were not any positive COVID-19 cases from anyone in her department nor was she identified as a close contact of anyone else at the workplace. The employee's last day of work was July 20, 2021. She tested positive for COVID-19 on July 26, 2021 and was admitted to the hospital on the same day. The employee died due to COVID-19 complications on July 27, 2021.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 74 F

    Event type
    14
    Occupation code
    7040

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