OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221415995

CDTA

ALBANY, NY· 2021-11-29T00:00:00

Event: Breathing, Bus, Bus Driver, Cardiac Arrest, Cardiovasc Disease, Cardiovasc System, Chest, Driver, Emergency Response, Lung, Parking Lot, Public Transportation, Respiratory, Respiratory Tract, Shortness of breath, Transportation
NAICS: 485113
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345667257
Employer profile: CDTA
Summary number: 221415995
Report ID: 0253610

Event description

Employee experiences trouble breathing and collapses, later

Investigation abstract

At 11:00 a.m. on November 29, 2021, an employee was driving a public transport mini-bus when she stopped the bus in a parking lot between passenger runs. The employee exited the bus, walked around to the front of the vehicle, and collapsed to the ground. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to the scene and treated the employee, who expressed to EMS personnel that she was having trouble breathing. The employee was transported to a nearby hospital emergency room, where she died of an acute cardiac condition.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 30 F

Event type
12

Occupation code
808

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