Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221423478

U. S. POSTAL SERVICE

Event
Infectious Disease
NAICS
491110
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#345705941
Employer profile
U. S. POSTAL SERVICE
Summary number
221423478
Report ID
0213900

Event description

Employee with COVID-19 infection dies

Investigation abstract

On December 27, 2021, an employee who had been out of work since December 19, 2021, and had been hospitalized, died due to COVID infection. 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 68 M

    Event type
    12

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