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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221433998

CALTRANS

Event
Infectious Disease
NAICS
237310
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#345762306
Employer profile
CALTRANS
Summary number
221433998
Report ID
0950633

Event description

Employee with COVID-19 infection dies

Investigation abstract

An employee worked in an unspecified capacity for a State transportation services department. The employee last worked on December 31, 2021. On January 2, 2022, the employee called in sick and on January 3, 2022, he went for a COVID-19 test. On January 6, 2022, the employee became very ill and was admitted to the hospital. The employee was diagnosed with COVID-19 and pneumonia and died at 4:41 p.m. on January 19, 2022. 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

  1. #1 Fatality Age 60 M

    Event type
    14
    Occupation code
    0

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