OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221398340
SPRINGFIELD HOSPITAL INC.
BELLOWS FALLS, VT·
Event description
Employee with COVID-19 infection dies
Investigation abstract
On September 5, 2021, Employee #1 did not appear for his night shift and a have died with COVID-19 in his system however, it was the professional opinion of the funeral home director that the underlying cause of death was not COVID-19 and was due to natural causes. welfare check was initiated since he had pre-existing health issues that required wellness checks. A coworker was working night shifts as a nurse looking after mental health patients when he was sent home sick on August 29, 2021. The coworker was fully vaccinated against COVID-19 but his test came back positive on September 3, 2021. The employer then initiated testing of all hospital staff who had worked with the employee. At 7:17 a.m. on September 20, 2021, Employee #1 was discovered dead due to cardiac arrest from shock as a result of his pre-existing condition of diabetes. A coworker was discovered to
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 40 M
- Event type
- 12
- Occupation code
- 95
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