OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221461759
WASTE MANAGEMENT OF NEW JERSEY, INC.
ELIZABETH, NJ·
Event description
Employee is killed from suffocation during building fire
Investigation abstract
At 2:00 p.m. on May 10,2022, an employee, a heavy machine operator, was operating an excavator in a building. A fire broke out at the building and the employee was unable to evacuate. The employee was killed due to suffocation.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 69 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 853
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