OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221442841
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS / NORTHPORT VA MEDICAL CENTER
NORTHPORT, NY·
Event description
Employee with COVID-19 infection dies
Investigation abstract
At 11:00 a.m. on March 1, 2022, an employee who worked as a Nursing Assistant for a Veterans Medical Center died from COVID-19. The employee had tested positive as was on quarantine at home at the time of her death. The date, time and other details leading up to exposure are not indicated in the narrative. The employer did not have an adequate Respiratory Protection Program in place.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 71 F
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 447
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