OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221397870
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
NASHVILLE, TN·
Event description
Employee with COVID-19 infection dies
Investigation abstract
An employee was working as a care partner at a general medical or surgical hospital. On August 26, 2021, while she was working in the emergency department, providing care to COVID-19 patients, she became ill. She tested positive for COVID-19 on the same day. On September 1, 2021, she was hospitalized, and an RRI was conducted. She died due to complications of COVID-19 on October 2, 2021.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 39 F
- Event type
- 14
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