OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221660020
WESTSTAR TRANSPORTATION, INC. AND WESTHAUL, INC.
TAFT, CA·
Event description
Employee dies of natural causes
Investigation abstract
At 11:00 a.m. on April 23, 2024, Employee #1 had just unhooked a trailer from his truck in the yard and was taking his lunch break in his vehicle before hooking up to another load. Coworkers found Employee #1 slumped over and unresponsive in his work vehicle at approximately 11:10 a.m. Coworkers conducted CPR until EMS arrived and took over the scene. The coroner arrived on site and pronounced Employee #1 deceased. The coroner indicated that the death was a result of "natural causes" and that no work-related exposures or symptoms of heat illness were detected.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 59 M
- Event type
- 14
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