OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221424906
TYSON FOODS INC DBA THE HILLSHIRE BRANDS COMPANY
ZEELAND, MI·
Event description
Employee with COVID-19 infection dies
Investigation abstract
On December 25, 2021, an employee who worked as a Trimmer Laborer for a meat processing company died from COVID-19. The employee last worked on December 4, 2021, at which time he had not experienced any symptoms. On December 6, 2021, the employee tested positive for COVID-19 and on December 7, 2021, the employee was hospitalized. 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 59 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 889
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