OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221450703
112579 - BENCHMARK HUMAN SERVICES
RICHMOND, IN·
Event description
Employee with COVID-19 infection dies
Investigation abstract
At 8:00 a.m. on December 27, 2021, an employee who had worked as a Health Aide in a group home for individuals with mental disabilities died from COVID-19. The employee had been performing her regular duties when she began to feel unwell and was sent home. The employee tested positive for COVID-19 and was hospitalized before her death from complications related to COVID-19. The employer did not have an adequate Respiratory Protection Program in place.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 59 F
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 446
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