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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221388408

KROGER CO. (THE)

Event
Infectious Disease
NAICS
445110
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#345513840
Employer profile
KROGER CO. (THE)
Summary number
221388408
Report ID
0454721

Event description

Employee with COVID-19 infection dies

Investigation abstract

An employee was working at a supermarket. It was part of a large national chain. She worked as a baker in the bakery and delicatessen department. She made and packaged goods for retail sale. Her last day of work was August 26, 2021. She tested positive for COVID-19 the following day, August 27, 2021. At 1:00 p.m. on September 2, 2021, she died. On August 25, 2021, a coworker in the same department had reported a positive test result for COVID-19. The employee must have contracted COVID-19 on or about August 26, 2021.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 63 F

    Event type
    14

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