OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221416696
NEWAYGO MEDICAL CARE FACILITY
FREMONT, MI·
Event description
Employee with COVID-19 infection dies
Investigation abstract
An employee had worked as a Registered Nurse for an ambulatory healthcare to COVID-19. facility. The employee's last work shift ended at 7:00 am the morning of November 6, 2021. On November 15, 2021, the employee reported to work for routine COVID-19 testing and tested positive. The employee remained off of work in accordance with CDC guidelines for quarantine. In late November, the employer was notified that the employee had been admitted to a hospital for breathing issues. On December 2, 2021, the hospital placed the employee on a ventilator. At 1:00 a.m. on December 6, 2021, the employee died due to acute hypoxic respiratory failure due to acute respiratory distress syndrome related
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 62 F
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 95
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