OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221430978
REESE AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY, INC.
WESTMINSTER, MD·
Event description
Employee with COVID-19 infection dies
Investigation abstract
At 3:30 p.m. on January 20, 2022, an employee who worked as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) for a Volunteer Fire Department died from COVID-19. The employee had recently transported a patient with COVID-19 to a local hospital. The employee contracted COVID-19 while performing his duties according to his employer. The employer did not have an adequate Respiratory Protection Program in place.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 59 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 7017
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