OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221401151
317729362 - CITY OF GRANTS PASS
GRANTS PASS, OR·
Event description
Employee with COVID-19 infection dies
Investigation abstract
An employee worked for a City water treatment plant. The employee was exposed to a coworker that had tested positive for COVID-19. The employee last worked on August 16, 2021, and developed symptoms of COVID-19. At 8:00 a.m. on August 22, 2021, the employee was hospitalized due to COVID-19. The employee was released from the hospital approximately three days after he was admitted but was readmitted on September 13, 2021. On October 2, 2021, the employer died from pneumonia related to his COVID-19 infection. Information regarding engineering, administrative and personal protective equipment controls for COVID-19 are not included in the narrative.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 44 M
- Event type
- 8
- Occupation code
- 694
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