OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221571987
TRIPLE R BROTHERS LTD
HOUSTON, TX—
Event description
Employee dies of natural causes
Investigation abstract
At 1:36 p.m. on June 8, 2023, an employee was operating a forklift to fill a customer's lumber purchase order. The employee was found lying on the ground beside the forklift having difficulty breathing. The employee died. The autopsy report concluded that the death was due to natural causes. The primary cause was hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. The secondary cause was diabetes and mellitus.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 62 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 0
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