OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221539612
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT
SANTA CRUZ, CA—
Event description
Employee goes unconscious and dies during training course
Investigation abstract
At 10:58 a.m. on February 19, 2023, a volunteer fire fighter recruit was participating in a fire fighter survival training course at a training center. The course was located at the third level of a three-story metal storage container. During the confidence course, the employee went unconscious and was removed from the area and medical attention was rendered. The employee died at the scene.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 38 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 417
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