OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221615396
SONOMA MISSION GARDENS INC.
NAPA, CA·
Event description
Employee collapses and dies due to cardiac dysrhythmia
Investigation abstract
At 10:00 a.m. on November 9, 2023, an employee was in the process of saw-cutting private residence and was summoned to the driveway by the coworker. 9-1-1 was initiated. The employee died due to cardiac dysrhythmia. the asphalt driveway to add irrigation lines. The employee was in the process of making a cut across the driveway with a STIHL TS 500i quick cut saw to remove asphalt in order to install irrigation lines under the driveway. A coworker was helping the employee with dust suppression. The employee had made it approximately ? of the way across the driveway, when he turned off and set down the saw to take his safety glasses off to wipe off the fog that had accumulated on them. At that point, the employee collapsed to the ground and lost consciousness. The foreman/supervisor was located on the other side of the
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 54 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 7010
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