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OSHA Injury Report: L&R Distributors

Other illness · Death

At a glance

On , an other illness at L&R Distributors in 88 35th. St. Bldg. 4, 5th Floor, Ste. D, Brooklyn, NY 11232 resulted in death. Employee was reset Merchandiser in general merchandise, durable goods, merchant wholesalers.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
L&R Distributors
Parent company
L&R Distributors
Street
88 35th. St. Bldg. 4, 5th Floor, Ste. D
City
Brooklyn
State
NY
ZIP
11232
On-site location
in a store aisle

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Death (code 1)
Type
Other illness (code 6)
Date of death

Before the incident

servicing a store location

What happened

servicing a store location

Injury or illness

AROUND 12:52PM EST MR. GARZA WAS FOUND UNCONSCIOUS FACE-DOWN WHILE SERVICING A STORE LOCATION. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL WERE NOTIFIED AND TAKEN IN AN AMBULANCE TO LOCAL HOSPITAL. AT 2:55PM EST I RECEIVED NOTICE THAT HE HAD PASSED AWAY.

Object or substance involved

heart attack

Summary line

AROUND [REDACTED] EST MR. [REDACTED] WAS FOUND UNCONSCIOUS FACE-DOWN WHILE SERVICING A STORE LOCATION. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL WERE NOTIFIED AND TAKEN IN AN AMBULANCE TO LOCAL HOSPITAL. AT [REDACTED] EST I RECEIVED NOTICE THAT HE HAD PASSED AWAY.

Employee and industry

Job description
Reset Merchandiser
SOC code
13-1022 — Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products
NAICS code
423990 — General merchandise, durable goods, merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1213
Total hours worked
1776918
EIN
111812912
Establishment ID
1108806
Employer case #
E8U2326

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
11:12
Time of incident
12:52
Filing year
2025
Submitted
19JAN26:21:10:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.