Communicare, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Nov 27, 2020 (fatal): Employee with covid-19 infection dies

On November 27, 2020, an employee who had worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) for a skilled nursing facility died from COVID-19. In October 2020, at a time when the employee had been providing care for nursing home patients COVID-19 was confirmed at the facility. On October 7, 2020, a coworker tested positive for COVID 19, and on October 22, 2020, another coworker and the employee both tested positive. All total, the employee and 8 of her coworkers tested positive for COVID-19. The employee last worked at the facility on October 19, 2020. Later that week the employee reporting COVID-19 related symptoms and did not return to work. While at work, the employee was asymptomatic. The employer did not have an adequate Respiratory Protection Program in place.