OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221483936
CINGULAR HR
AZUSA, CA—
Event description
Employee dies of suspected drug overdose
Investigation abstract
At 1:02 p.m. on July 14, 2022, an employee had not started work. The employee coworker. Upper management and 9-1-1 were called. The plant manager performed CPR under the direction of 9-1-1 until medical services arrive. The Coroner pronounced the employee dead. The police report indicated that there was possible drug use and the employee was a known drug user. was seen on surveillance footage to have walked from the street, through the parking lot to the smoking area. The employee was seen grabbing something from a bag, bringing the item to his face, and then drinking water. The employee was then observed to stumble and fall backwards into a space created by two open gates. After some time, a few coworkers come out to see who was thought to have been sleeping in the location. The coworkers and management were aware that sometimes random non-employee personnel can be found in the area sleeping. The second-shift supervisor came out and recognized that the employee was a
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 31 M
- Event type
- 11
- Occupation code
- 0
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