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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221490006

RHINEBECK VILL WWTP

Event
Drug Overdose, Pulmonary Edema, Unresponsive
NAICS
221320
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#346152697
Employer profile
RHINEBECK VILL WWTP
Summary number
221490006
Report ID
0253610

Event description

Employee dies due to drug overdose

Investigation abstract

At 10:00 p.m. on July 30, 2022, an employee was working alone. There were no witnesses to exactly what the employee was doing right before he collapsed. The employee clocked in for shift, but was later found unresponsive in the worksite bathroom. He died due to pulmonary edema from fentanyl.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 41 M

    Event type
    14
    Occupation code
    547

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