Lear Closes Hammond Facility After Positive COVID Test
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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowMichigan-based Lear Corp. (NYSE: LEA) has temporarily closed its Hammond facility due to the coronavirus diagnosis of one of its employees. As reported by our partners at The Times of Northwest Indiana, employees had just returned to work when the facility shutdown Wednesday.
The company, which manufactures automotive seating for Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F), confirmed to the publication that it had been notified by an employee of a positive test.
In a written statement Lear said, “The employee, and coworkers who may have been in contact with this individual, have been instructed to self-quarantine and not return to the facility until they have received the appropriate medical clearance.”
The Times reports that Lear’s production has been halted for “deep cleaning and disinfection.”
“The Hammond facility is following all recommended guidelines from the CDC and has fully implemented the company’s extensive health and safety protocols in its daily operations, including social distancing strategies, screening procedures, information signage, advanced cleaning protocols and use of personal protective equipment,” the company said.
The facility first closed on March 17 for cleaning after the company reported a worker tested positive for the virus. Lear extended the shutdown after a second COVID-19 infection was revealed.