OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221429160
103940 - ABBOTT NORTHWESTERN HOSPITAL
MINNEAPOLIS, MN·
Event description
Employee with COVID-19 infection dies
Investigation abstract
On January 13, 2022, an employee who worked in a hospital kitchen preparing food for patients died from COVID-19. On January 10, 2022, the employee reported that she tested positive for COVID-19. The employee had been experiencing symptoms since January 4, 2022, but it is not indicated in the narrative if she had informed her employer of her symptoms or if she worked while symptomatic. 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 34 F
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 999
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