Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221484058

CANTEEN VENDING

Event
Cardiac Arrest, Cardiovasc Disease, Cardiovasc System, Heart, Heart Attack, Lost consciousness, Material Handling, Truck, Unloading
NAICS
454210
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#346117534
Employer profile
CANTEEN VENDING
Summary number
221484058
Report ID
0523300

Event description

Employee suffers heart attack and dies while unloading van

Investigation abstract

At 5:15 p.m. on August 1, 2022, an employee was assisting a coworker with unloading a van onto a loading dock outside. The employee reported not feeling well and the coworker walked him about 200 feet into the airconditioned building to sit down. The employee briefly lost consciousness and the coworker called for emergency services. The employee died at the hospital on August 2, 2022. The temperature at the time was 80 degrees Fahrenheit, with a dew point of 63 degrees Fahrenheit, with a humidity of 56%.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 44 M

    Event type
    14

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