OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221694409

CAESARSTONE USA, INC.

TAMPA, FL— 2024-08-20T00:00:00

Event: Abdomen, Breathing, Dehydration, Fall, Forklift, Heat, Heat Injury Prevention Program, Heat Stroke, Heat index, Heat-related illness, High Temperature, Industrial Truck, Material Handling, Off Loading, Overheated, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Sales, Sales Representative, Trailer, Unknown, Unloading
NAICS: 423320
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347700262
Employer profile: CAESARSTONE USA, INC.
Summary number: 221694409
Report ID: 0420600

Event description

Employee assisting in offloading bundles of granite slabs fr

Investigation abstract

At 10:48 a.m. on August 20, 2024, an employee working as a salesperson for building materials supplier was assisting a coworker offloading bundles of granite slabs from a truck. The employee was in trailer hooking up forklift when he hunched over, fell backwards and stopped breathing. At 11:23 p.m., the employee was pronounced dead at the hospital from unknown causes possibly related to occupational heat exposure.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 59 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
268

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