Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221589740

AL POMBO INC

Event
Cardiac Arrest, Maintenance, Mechanic, Tractor Trailer
NAICS
484220
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#346878168
Employer profile
AL POMBO INC
Summary number
221589740
Report ID
0950621

Event description

Employee suffers medical event and dies at work

Investigation abstract

At 3:00 p.m. on July 31, 2023, an employee, a mechanic, was charging the air conditioning on an 18-wheel vehicle at the shop when he walked to his vehicle to grab tools. When the employee put tailgate down to lay tools in the back of the truck, he fell backwards onto the ground. The employee suffered a cardiac arrest and died.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 79 M

    Event type
    14

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