Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1508549.015 - Azalea Holdings, Llc
Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office
Site Address:
Azalea Holdings, Llc
3700 H St
Sacramento, CA 95816
Mailing Address:
3700 H St, Sacramento, CA 95816
Union Status: Union
SIC:
NAICS: 621999/All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services
Inspection Type: Fat/Cat
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Health
Close Conference: 06/30/2021
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 06/30/2021
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
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Accident | 1712688 | ||
Accident | 1712691 |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 worked in the Laundry of a skilled nursing facility that treated COVID-19 patients. Employee #1 was trained on the facility Aerosol Transmissible Diseases (ATD) Program and had minimal exposure to patients with COVID-19 at work. Employee #1 lived with a family member who was a Nurse at another skilled nursing facility who had been diagnosed with COVID-19 during a recent outbreak at her worksite. Employee #1 also lived with two other family members who had been diagnosed with COVID-19 from unknown sources. Employee #1 was tested November 23, 2020, reported body aches on November 24, 2020, last worked on November 25, 2020, and the test returned positive on November 27, 2020. Employee #1 was quarantined and then hospitalized on December 2, 2020, due to shortness of breath. Employee #1 did not recover from his illness and died in the hospital on December 25, 2020. Employee #2 who worked was a part-time Supervising Nurse in the afternoons was hospitalized on December 12, 2020, with COVID-19 infection. Employee #2 also worked full-time at another facility as a Nurse. Employee #2 was trained on the facility's ATD Program. Employee #2 wore a surgical mask and switched to a N95 respirator and faceshield when in close contact with patients. Employee #2 was tested on December 4, 2020, and continued to work on December 5, 2020 when she reported mild COVID-19 related symptoms. She took a rapid test which was positive and was sent home to quarantine after working only 3 hours. On December 7, 2020, a new test came back positive, at which time Employee #2's fever worsened. On December 12, 2020, Employee #2 was hospitalized for shortness of breath. Employee #2 denied any family with COVID-19 and any close contact of 15 minutes/day with anyone else and did not know how she may have become infected. This employer was adamant that she contracted the virus from family members and tested positive at a different place of employment.
Keywords: Infectious Disease
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1508549.015 | 44 | F | Hospitalized injury | Registered nurses | |
2 | 1508549.015 | 72 | M | Fatality | Launderers and ironers |