OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221543903
GXO LOGISTICS, INC.
SANDSTON, VA—
Event description
Employee dies from suspected nut allergy
Investigation abstract
At 6:45 a.m. on March 2, 2023, Employee #1 was preparing to begin working her shift as a Powered Industrial Truck (PIT) Operator, but had not gotten on the PIT yet. Employee #1 was at her desk, eating a snack from the break room vending area. She started to have trouble breathing, notified her supervisor, and wrote "allergies" on a sticky note. An allergic reaction to nuts caused difficulty breathing, followed by loss of consciousness, and cardiac arrest. The employee died.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 31 F
- Event type
- 12
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