Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1556971.015 - U.S. Customs And Border Protection

Inspection Information - Office: San Diego Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1556971.015

Report ID: 0936200

Date Opened: 10/08/2021

Site Address:
U.S. Customs And Border Protection
2411 Boswell Road
Chula Vista, CA 91914

Mailing Address:
1802 Saturn Blvd, San Diego, CA 92154

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 928110/National Security

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership:

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 10/08/2021

Emphasis: N:Covid-19

Case Closed: 02/02/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1821217

Case Status: CLOSED

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

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001A	Other	19040039 A01	12/28/2021		$0	$0	$0		Z - Issued
2.	01001B	Other	19040029 B03	12/28/2021	01/10/2022	$0	$0	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 140041.015

Event: 08/22/2021

Employee with COVID-19 infection dies

An employee was working as a Border Control Agent. The employee's duties included feeding, transporting and transferring detained persons at a Central Processing Center's various facilities. The employee was in close contact for periods longer than 15 minutes with COVID-19 positive individuals who crossed the border into the country with unknown medical status. Though it was confirmed the employee wore an N95 respirator, detainees were not always compliant with wearing surgical masks provided. The employee tested positive for COVID-19 on August 18, 2021, was hospitalized for treatment at 8:00 a.m. on August 22, 2021 and died on September 26, 2021.

Keywords: Infectious Disease

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1556971.015	46	M	Fatality

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