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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221516420

REPUBLIC SERVICES OF FLORIDA, LP

Event
Fall, Fall From Elevation, Maintenance, Medical Condition, Stepladder
NAICS
562111
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#346359987
Employer profile
REPUBLIC SERVICES OF FLORIDA, LP
Summary number
221516420
Report ID
0419700

Event description

Employee dies from medical emergency

Investigation abstract

At 2:45 p.m. on November 28, 2022, an employee was standing on a 4-foot rolling stepladder, performing routine maintenance on a waste truck. He collapsed and fell from the ladder after suffering a medical emergency. The employee died while being transported to the hospital.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 54 M

    Event type
    5

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