OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221602030

PAUL MAURER SHOWS

BOONVILLE, CA— 2023-09-22T00:00:00

Event: Amusement Park/Carnival, Drug Overdose, Trailer, Unconsciousness, Unresponsive
NAICS: 713990
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346993439
Employer profile: PAUL MAURER SHOWS
Summary number: 221602030
Report ID: 0950621

Event description

Employee dies of drug overdose

Investigation abstract

At 10:40 a.m. on September 22, 2023, Employee #1, a traveling attendant working for a carnival booth operator, was found dead inside her trailer. A coworker did not see Employee #1 at work. So, she went to the trailer to find Employee #1 unconscious and unresponsive. The Fire Department and Mendocino County Sheriff's Office responded to the site, where Employee #1 was declared dead. The Sheriff's Office Sergeant strongly suspected that Employee #1 died due to a drug overdose.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 43 F

Event type
14

Occupation code
459

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