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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221434707

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF STATE HOSPITALS-METROPOLITAN

Event
Infectious Disease
NAICS
621112
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#345708226
Employer profile
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF STATE HOSPITALS-METROPOLITAN
Summary number
221434707
Report ID
0950635

Event description

Employee with COVID-19 infection is hospitalized

Investigation abstract

An employee was working as a psychiatric technician at a state mental health hospital when he was administered a rapid COVID-19 antigen test upon entry to work, as was required by the employer, and received a positive result on December 3, 2021. The employee's last day of work was November 30, 2021. The employee was hospitalized in the intensive care unit due to worsening COVID-19 symptoms including fever and difficulty breathing on December 10, 2021. The employee was released on December 30, 2021.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 74 M

    Event type
    14
    Occupation code
    205

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