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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1474804.015 - Va New Jersey Healthcare System
Inspection Information - Office: Avenel Area Office
Site Address:
Va New Jersey Healthcare System
151 Knollcroft Road
Lyons, NJ 07939
Mailing Address:
151 Knollcroft Road, Lyons, NJ 07939
Union Status: Union
SIC:
NAICS: 923140/Administration of Veterans' Affairs
Inspection Type: Fat/Cat
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership:
Safety/Health: Health
Close Conference: 08/10/2020
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 04/01/2021
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 1587703 |
Investigation Summary
An employee was working as a nurses' aide at a veterans hospital. The hospital held patients who were positive for COVID-19. The employee worked in the facility's Community Living Center, where she faced potential exposure to COVID-19. She contracted the disease. Her last day of work was April 10, 2020. She became symptomatic on April 11, 2020. On an unspecified day, she was hospitalized. On May 11, 2020, she died of complications of COVID-19. This was an OSHA-covered fatality. No fit test or medical evaluation records were available for the employee. This investigation, number 126050, was associated with inspection number 1474804. There was another COVID-19-related fatality at this workplace. It had investigation number 126048 and inspection number 1474791.
Keywords: Infectious Disease
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1474804.015 | 56 | F | Fatality | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants |