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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221432594

OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION

Event
Infectious Disease
NAICS
335921
Inspection type
Complaint
Activity number
#345704324
Employer profile
OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION
Summary number
221432594
Report ID
0355123

Event description

Employee with COVID-19 infection dies

Investigation abstract

At 8:00 a.m. on December 27, 2021, an employee who had been performing his regular job duties for a fiber optic cable manufacturer died from COVID-19. The employer had an outbreak of COVID-19 in the facility. No other details regarding the employee's illness progression are indicated in the narrative. The employer did not have an effective COVID-19 Prevention Program in place.

Victim

  1. #1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 57 M

    Event type
    12

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