OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221646193

QUEST MATERIAL TRANSPORT, INC.

CAPE CORAL, FL· 2024-02-26T00:00:00

Event: Canal, Danger Area, Delivery Work, Drown, Drowning, Fall, Freight, Lack of oxygen, Material Handling, Training, Unsafe Position, Water
NAICS: 488510
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347319469
Employer profile: QUEST MATERIAL TRANSPORT, INC.
Summary number: 221646193
Report ID: 0420600

Event description

Employee dies delivering sod from falling, drowning in canal

Investigation abstract

At 2:30 p.m. on February 26, 2024, an employee working for a freight company was using a wheelbarrow to transport sod materials for installation. The employee was found in the canal. The employee had fallen in the water and died from drowning.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 40 M

Event type
14

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