OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221670110
ARKANSAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES, INC
ROGERS, AR·
Event description
Employee dies and is presumed to have suffered heart attack
Investigation abstract
At approximately 11:30 a.m. on May 29, 2024, Employee #1, employed in utility maintenance, was clearing brush post-storm to make space for linemen replacing a utility pole and power lines damaged during the storm. After completing the work, Employee #1 went to the truck to sit down and was later discovered slumped over. The cause of death is presumed to be a heart attack, though it cannot be definitively determined at this time.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 45 M
- Event type
- 12
- Occupation code
- 889
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