OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221443906
104137 - MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
MENTOR, MN·
Event description
Employee dies from pulmonary sarcoidosis
Investigation abstract
On January7, 2022, an employee had a health condition with his lungs (pulmonary sarcoidosis) and died. It was determined on March 8, 2022, that this health condition may have been work-related. The employee became ill in early 2021 and had spent the previous 12 years conducting prescribed burns and fighting wildfires as part of his job duties.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 39 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 999
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