Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221421472

CITY OF LOS ANGELES LA SANITATION

Event
Cardiac Arrest, Cardiovasc Disease, Cardiovasc System, Chest, Heart, Heart Attack, Medical Condition, Medical History, Natural Causes, Respiratory, Respiratory Tract, Underlying Medical Condition
NAICS
221310
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#345697833
Employer profile
CITY OF LOS ANGELES LA SANITATION
Summary number
221421472
Report ID
0950641

Event description

Employee experiences heart attack just sitting at work, late

Investigation abstract

At 10:30 a.m. on August 25, 2021, an employee was sitting in his chair at a city sanitation department when he experienced a heart attack. The employee was hospitalized and died due to cardiac arrest on September 03, 2021.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 60 M

    Event type
    12
    Occupation code
    7057

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