OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221614670
WA317975684 - TOP RUNG CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
KENT, WA—
Event description
Employee dies in vehicle from accidental drug overdose
Investigation abstract
At 8:00 p.m. on August 16, 2023, an employee working for a residential remodeler was found unresponsive in a vehicle at the end of the workday. Coworkers called 911 and when they arrived, the employee was pronounced dead at the scene. The County Medical Examiner (Case #CZ3027563) determined that the cause of death was an accidental narcotic overdose.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 46 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 999
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