INGLESIDE, Texas — Last week, an employee with Kiewit Offshore Services in Ingleside tested positive for COVID-19. After testing employees who may have had close contact with that employee, six additional employees tested positive. Kiewit is now reporting seven total cases.
Representatives from Kiewit said the employees with positive tests will remain quarantined and will not return to work until they meet their approved requirements.
Since then, the company said they have taken the steps to ensure everyone's health and safety; industrial hygienists have guided them through sanitizing and deep cleaning any impacted areas.
Representatives said they also have conducted contact-tracing on site.
Statement from Kiewit:
At KOS, nothing is more important than the health and safety of everyone on our site. For every positive or presumed positive case of COVID-19, we conduct extensive contact tracing to notify and work with any people who may have had prolonged contact with an impacted person. We also implement deep-cleaning and sanitation procedures for any affected area. We remain committed to following the safety practices we put in place months ago, which include measures for maintaining social distance and strict hygiene practices.
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