OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221429079
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH
WEST COVINA, CA·
Event description
Employee with COVID-19 infection is hospitalized
Investigation abstract
An employee worked as a Community Worker at a County Mental Health Services employee had not been vaccinated at the time. He was admitted with an acute respiratory infection associated with COVID-19. The employer did not have an effective COVID-19 Prevention Program in place. Facility. The employee had been performing community outreach duties and providing services to the severely ill, including homeless individuals. The employee worked on a team supporting physicians and a psychiatrist. At the time, the employee had been working and carpooling with a coworker who later tested positive for COVID-19. Upon discovering the positive result, the employee did not report to work and went for a COVID-19 test on July 20, 2021. On July 21, 2021, the employee received a positive test result for COVID-19 and quarantined at home. On August 1, 2021, the employee was hospitalized. The
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 49 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 446
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