Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221413107

THE KROGER COMPANY

Event
Infectious Disease
NAICS
445110
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345529036
Employer profile
THE KROGER COMPANY
Summary number
221413107
Report ID
0418200

Event description

Employee with COVID-19 infection dies

Investigation abstract

An employee had been working for a major grocery store chain. The employee last worked in the store on August 12, 2021, when she started to experience COVID-19 related symptoms. On August 16, 2021, the employee went to the hospital, where she was admitted and remained until she died on September 6, 2021, from COVID-19. 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

  1. #1 Fatality Age 57 F

    Event type
    14
    Occupation code
    8

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