Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 126776.015 - Employee with COVID-19 infection dies
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1477909.015 | 06/05/2020 | 622110 | Hackensack Meridian Health System |
Abstract: An employee was working at a general medical and surgical hospital. He worked as a security officer in the Emergency Department at night, from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. The last overnight shift he worked was the one on March 27, 2020, and March 28, 2020. During that shift, on March 28, 2020, he left early and went home sick. On April 5, 2020, he was hospitalized, at a different hospital. Apparently he was released, because on April 9, 2020, he was found dead at home. He had died due to an infection with COVID-19. This was an OSHA-covered fatality. There was another COVID-19-related death at this same workplace a few months later.
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1477909.015 | 42 | M | Fatality |
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