OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221407950
SEARLES VALLEY MINERALS, INC.
TRONA, CA·
Mining operation
This is a mining-sector operation (NAICS 212391). For MSHA mine-safety and violation records for this operator, see miningincidents.org →
Event description
Employee suffers heart attack and dies while on break
Investigation abstract
At 12:20 p.m. on October 29, 2021, an employee was sitting on a stairway when his coworker noticed that he was pale. The employee and the coworker went to the nurse's office. The nurse noticed that the employee was sweating profusely and having a difficult time breathing and chest pain. Emergency services were called and the employee was taken to the hospital. The employee went into cardiac arrest while being transported to the hospital. The employee arrived at the hospital in full cardiac arrest. The emergency staff attempted for approximately five minutes to revive the employee, however they were unsuccessful and the employee was pronounced dead.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 58 M
- Event type
- 12
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