Employee #1, who works at the construction site, died due to COVID-19 on Februar y 12, 2020. On January 6, 2021, coworker #1, a laborer, felt ill so he called in sick. He stayed home from then on and took the COVID-19 test on January 11, 2021. On January 13, he was confirmed positive for COVID-19. Coworker #1 stat ed that he worked with Employee #1 in the first week of January but he does not know how he got COVID-19. Coworker #2, a grade setter, had symptoms on January 10, 2020, so he was tested positive for COVID-19 on January 11, 2021, and was co nfirmed positive the same day. He stated that his illness only lasted 2 days. He did not work with Employee #1 or coworker #1 in the month of January and he w as not near them because he worked at the other side of the construction project . Coworker #3, a labor lead man, had symptoms on January 12, 2020, also teste d positive for COVID-19 on January 13, 2021. He stated he did not work or cross paths with Coworker #1 but he did work with Employee #1 during January. Cowork er #4, also a heavy machine operator, had no symptoms but was tested and confirm ed positive for COVID-19 on January 15, 2021. Coworker #4 worked with Coworker #2. He worked with Employee #1 in early January but they were always inside the ir vehicles. He may have cross paths with Employee #1 when he got on a vehicle that he used but he stated that he sanitized every vehicle he gets on because th at is regular protocol. He did not know how he was infected with COVID-19. Cow orker #5, also a heavy machine operator/grade setter, had no symptoms but was te sted and confirmed positive for COVID-19 on January 15, 2021. He worked with Em ployee #1 during the first week of January but he stated that at the time, Emplo yee #1 was in his vehicle and he was on the ground grading.
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