OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221699804

JOSEPH HOLT PLASTERING, INC.

MURRIETA, CA— 2024-09-09T00:00:00

Event: Fall, Medical Attention, Medical Condition, Natural Causes, Natural Causes, Scaffold, Scaffolding, Unconsciousness, Underlying Medical Condition
NAICS: 238190
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347741001
Employer profile: JOSEPH HOLT PLASTERING, INC.
Summary number: 221699804
Report ID: 0950633
Project type: A
Construction end-use: B

Event description

Employee collapses on scaffold; death due to personal medica

Investigation abstract

At 1:01 p.m. on September 9, 2024, Employee #1 was applying plaster to the exterior of a residential building while working on the first level of a scaffold at a construction site. The employee suddenly became unconscious and fell to the ground. Emergency services responded, and the Riverside County Coroner arrived to take possession of the body. The cause of death was determined to be cardiac dysrhythmia due to a personal medical condition and was not work-related.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 57 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
599

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