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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221398167

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Event
Infectious Disease
NAICS
923140
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345560452
Employer profile
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Summary number
221398167
Report ID
0420600

Event description

Employee with COVID-19 infection dies

Investigation abstract

An employee was working as a nurse in a Veteran's Administration hospital when she and a coworker cleaned a breakroom together without their masks on August 14, 2021. The employee began having COVID-19 symptoms started on August 17, 2021 and tested positive for COVID-19 on August 20, 2021. The employee was hospitalized on August 27, 2021 and died on September 23, 2021.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 69 F

    Event type
    14
    Occupation code
    0

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