Naftoon, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Dec 22, 2020: Employee with covid-19 infection is hospitalized

Five employees were working as mechanics for a car dealership. December 4-6, 2020, Employees #1 - #4 had lunch together in the breakroom and were sitting less than six feet apart from each other without wearing face coverings as they ate and had small talk with each other. On December 5, Employee #5 and Employee #2 were having a conversation in the parts department and they were approximately two feet apart. Employee #5 was wearing a face covering and Employee #2 was not. On the morning of December 7, Employee #2 felt a little ill but he still went to work. Employee #2 and employee #3 had lunch together in the break room without face coverings. Since Employee #2 did not feel well, he left work after lunch and got tested for COVID-19 and did not return to work. On December 9, the results of the test showed Employee #2 was positive for COVID-19. Employee #3 was then sent for testing that same day, but his results were negative. However, he began feeling symptoms the next day and was tested again. On December 13, Employee #3's test result was positive. Employee #4, began to feel ill on December 7, so he stayed home that day and got tested for COVID-19 on December 10, which returned positive on December 11, for COVID-19. Employee #5 began to feel ill at work on December 9, so he went home and got tested on December 11, which was confirmed positive on December 13. After December 13, the employer sent all technicians out for COVID-19 testing, the breakroom was closed off, and the entire dealership was disinfected. Employee #1 last worked on December 14, and he began to experience symptoms on December 15, and was tested for COVID-19. He was confirmed positive for COVID-19 on December 16, and on December 22, he was admitted to the hospital and was treated for pneumonia related to COVID-19.