OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221414808
WA317966494 - PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES WASHINGTON
SPOKANE, WA·
Event description
Employee with COVID-19 infection dies
Investigation abstract
An employee had worked in the transitional care unit of a hospital. The employee had worked with a patient on August 19, 2021 and August 24, 2021, who tested positive for COVID-19 on August 27, 2021. The employee tested positive for COVID-19 on August 31, 2021, during routing testing and was instructed to go home. At 10:00 a.m. on September 10, 2021, the employee's spouse informed the employer that he had died due to complications from COVID-19. The employee's job title and duties are not detailed 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 63 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 999
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