Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221584386

VALUE PLUMBING CO.

Event
Installing, Natural Causes, Residential Construction, Underlying Medical Condition, Unresponsive
NAICS
238220
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#346862337
Employer profile
VALUE PLUMBING CO.
Summary number
221584386
Report ID
0950624
Project type
A
Construction end-use
A

Event description

Employee dies of natural causes

Investigation abstract

On July 24, 2023, an employee was going to be installing a tub in the master bathroom of a newly constructed single-family home. The employee had all his tools and the materials needed but had not begun the installation. At 7:00 a.m. on July 25, 2023, the employee was found unresponsive underneath a fiberglass bathtub by the employees who were going to be installing carpet. The employee died of natural causes.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 56 M

    Event type
    14
    Occupation code
    585

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