OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221507817
FORTERRA PIPE & PRECAST, LLC
GRAND PRAIRIE, TX—
Event description
Employee Is Killed By Natural Causes While Patching Concrete
Investigation abstract
At 2:50 p.m. on October 24, 2022, an employee was working alone patching the inside walls of an open-top square concrete structure at a concrete pipe manufacturing facility. The employee was using concrete patching compound and was not working with any materials that presented an inhalation hazard under normal use. A coworker discovered the employee unconscious on the floor of the structure. The employee was killed by natural causes believed to be related to a preexisting medical condition.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 56 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 889
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