OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221636079
VERNOR MATERIAL & EQUIPMENT CO., INC.
FREEPORT, TX·
Event description
Employee dies of cardiovascular disease
Investigation abstract
At 3:00 p.m. on January 2, 2024, an employee was sitting in a chair speaking with a coworker. He started to stare at his coworker and then collapsed to the floor, striking his head on a metal box as he fell. The Medical Examiner's report indicated that the employee died from hypertensive atherosclerotic and valvular cardiovascular disease with obesity as a contributing factor.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 57 M
- Event type
- 12
- Occupation code
- 889
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