OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221513138
VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM -LOWELL OPC
LOWELL, MA—
Event description
Employee with COVID-19 infection dies
Investigation abstract
In October 2022, an employee was working as a registered nurse at an outpatient care center. It was a medical center for veterans. The employee had returned from a vacation in Mexico. On Friday, October 14, 2022, shortly after his return from travel, he reported having symptoms of COVID-19. The following day, October 15, he tested positive for COVID-19. At 6:00 p.m. on October 21, he died. This was not an OSHA-covered fatality.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 51 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 7036
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