OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221401128
150272 - NOVANT HEALTH, INC.
WINSTON SALEM, NC·
Event description
Employee with COVID-19 infection dies
Investigation abstract
An employee, a registered nurse at a county medical center, was providing patient care to COVID-19 patients when she contracted the virus herself. The employee was hospitalized and died one month later on August 28, 2021 from complications of the disease.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 54 F
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 999
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