OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221579436

MARION COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

INDIANAPOLIS, IN— 2023-07-10T00:00:00

Event: Asphyxiated, Correction officer, Inattention, Insufficient Supervision, Neck, Restraining Device, Strangulated, Transportation
NAICS: 922140
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346822554
Employer profile: MARION COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Summary number: 221579436
Report ID: 0551800

Event description

Employee dies when strangled while transferring inmate

Investigation abstract

At 11:22 a.m. on July 10, 2023, an employee was transporting a jail inmate to a medical appointment at a hospital. The employee returned to the County Sheriff's Office sally-port with the inmate. He opened the transport van rear door to have the inmate exit. When the employee turned his back toward the inmate, the inmate reached over the employee's head with their restraints and strangled the employee, killing him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 61 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
7030

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