OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221674492

FARMERS COOPERATIVE ELEVATOR

LEVELLAND, TX· 2024-06-13T00:00:00

Event: Agriculture, Breathing, Cardiac Arrest, Cardiovasc Disease, Cardiovasc System, Heart, Heart Attack, Material Handling, Medical Condition, Medical History, Respiratory, Respiratory Tract, Shortness of breath, Truck, Underlying Medical Condition, Unloading
NAICS: 493130
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #347553968
Employer profile: FARMERS COOPERATIVE ELEVATOR
Summary number: 221674492
Report ID: 0627510

Event description

Employee dies from myocarditis after unloading truck

Investigation abstract

At 4:00 p.m. on June 13, 2024, an employee working for a farmer's cooperative had finished unloading a truck and was walking to the office area. The employee reported difficulty breathing at which point he collapsed. The employee died from myocarditis.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 19 M

Event type
14

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