OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221574395
SUTTER HEALTH SACRAMENTO
SACRAMENTO, CA—
Event description
Employee is found unresponsive, later dies of cardiac arrest
Investigation abstract
At 7:20 p.m. on June 20, 2023, an employee working as a mechanical engineering technician for a healthcare facility was loading his car with equipment. The employee was preparing to go the next work location when he began grabbing his chest. The employee completed loading his vehicle and got inside. From the surveillance video, the employee could be seen moving inside the cab of the vehicle for about 30 minutes when the movement stopped. A few hours later, relatives found the employee and notified the hospital. First responders arrived onsite and removed the employee from the vehicle. He was later pronounced dead from suspected cardiac arrest.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 57 M
- Event type
- 12
- Occupation code
- 215
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