Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221495880

JSKEMP & BROTHERS, LLC.

Event
Agriculture, Cardiac Arrest, Cardiovasc Disease, Cardiovasc System, Farm, Heart Attack, Natural Causes, Unresponsive
NAICS
115115
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#346127004
Employer profile
JSKEMP & BROTHERS, LLC.
Summary number
221495880
Report ID
0317300

Event description

Employee Is Killed By Cardiovascular Disease

Investigation abstract

At 11:45 p.m. on August 21, 2022, an employee was in his bed at housing as a potato farm worker. The employee was found unresponsive in his bed by Coworker #1 who was his roommate. The employee earlier reported to coworkers that he was not feeling well. Emergency medical services were contacted, and Coworker #2 who was trained in CPR. Coworker #2 conducted CPR until first responders arrived and took over. The employee was declared dead at the scene. Autopsy results indicated the employee's cause of death was natural causes due to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 61 M

    Event type
    14
    Occupation code
    453

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