OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221403413
WA317965517 - WHATCOM TRANSPORTATION AUTHORI
BELLINGHAM, WA·
Event description
Employee with COVID-19 infection dies
Investigation abstract
At 2:35 p.m. on August 30, 2021, an employee who had been working for a municipal transit authority died from COVID-19. The employee's job title and duties are not indicated in the narrative. The employer was investigating to determine whether this fatality may be work related. The date, time and other details leading up to exposure are not indicated in the narrative. Information regarding engineering, administrative and personal protective equipment controls for COVID-19 are also not included in the narrative.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 50 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 999
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