OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221557176
154062 - NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
BUNN, NC—
Event description
Employee dies of brain bleed
Investigation abstract
At 12:00 a.m. on April 10, 2023, an employee was observed bent over the tailgate cause of death. of a truck with glassy eyes. The emergency number was called, and the employee was transported to Wake Medical. The employee was admitted for observation. Tests were performed on April 11, 2023, and bleeding on the brain was discovered. It was initially believed the employee was having complications involving stints, which was recently implanted in his heart. It is unknown if or when a head trauma incident occurred. The employee underwent a medically induced coma. The employee died during the afternoon of April 14, 2023. It appeared that he had a skull fracture and a brain bleed, which was likely the
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 47 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 999
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