OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14203996
FARM MACHINERY
Event description
ONE EMPLOYEE DIES FROM ANOXIA DURING SEIZURE
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was operating a new Holland cutter-windrower, when Employee #1 had a seizure and died of anoxia before his machine was stopped by his employer. Acco rding to doctors reports and the findings of the medical examiner, Employee #1 h ad been under a doctor's care and had been taking the anti-seizure medication di latin. However, he stopped taking the medication several days prior to his last seizure.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 479
- Human factor
- 7
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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