Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221466642

LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT

Event
Fall, Fracture, Police, Spine
NAICS
922120
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#345993182
Employer profile
LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT
Summary number
221466642
Report ID
0950641

Event description

Employee dies after fracturing neck during grappling trainin

Investigation abstract

At 2:18 p.m. on May 26, 2022, an employee was participating in a grappling training that was focused on taking down subjects. The employee was engaged in a training scenario with a coworker. The employee and a coworker were locked onto each other when they fell to the mat on the ground. The employee landed on his neck, fracturing his spine. The employee died.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 32 M

    Event type
    4
    Occupation code
    418

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