OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221441868
LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
EL MONTE, CA·
Event description
Employee with COVID-19 infection dies
Investigation abstract
An employee had worked as the Director of Maintenance for a Metropolitan February 23, 2022. Transportation Authority. The employee performed his job duties inside his office via zoom, phone and computer. The employee socially distanced from everyone and had minimal contact with coworkers at the facility. The employee's last day at the work was February 4, 2022. The employee developed COVID-19 related symptoms on February 7, 2022. On February 8, 2022, the employee was tested and admitted to the hospital. There were no known exposures to COVID-19 infected coworkers 14 days prior to his illness and therefore, the employer stated the illness is not work related. The employee died from COVID-19 on
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 52 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 0
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