Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1477909.015 - Hackensack Meridian Health System

Inspection Information - Office: Parsippany Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1477909.015

Report ID: 0214200

Date Opened: 06/05/2020

Site Address:
Hackensack Meridian Health System
7600 River Road
North Bergen, NJ 07047

Mailing Address:
7600 River Road, North Bergen, NJ 07047

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 622110/General Medical and Surgical Hospitals

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 06/05/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/23/2026

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1601893

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$13,494	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,494
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100134 F02	09/28/2020	10/21/2020	$0	$13,494	$0	10/08/2020	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 126776.015

Event: 04/09/2020

Employee with COVID-19 infection dies

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.

Keywords: Infectious Disease

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1477909.015	42	M	Fatality

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