Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221701774

317737759 - SEQUOIA GLEN APARTMENTS LLC

Event
Floor, Flooring, Heat, Heat Exhaustion, Heat Stroke, Heat index, Heat-related illness, Material Handling, Unconsciousness, Unresponsive
NAICS
531110
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#347738718
Employer profile
317737759 - SEQUOIA GLEN APARTMENTS LLC
Summary number
221701774
Report ID
1054191

Event description

Employee dies, suspects heat illness while moving flooring m

Investigation abstract

At 2:53 p.m. on September 5, 2024, an employee was working alone, moving boxes of vinyl plank flooring from a pallet on the sidewalk to a nearby maintenance storage room in the basement. The employee was later found unresponsive by a worker from a separate building and a tenant, who called 911. Upon discovery, the tenant believed the employee to be dead. The police department, paramedics, and medical examiner responded to the scene. The medical examiner noted that the heat index at the time was approximately 100�F and suspected that heat illness may have been a contributing factor. The employer was notified and also responded to the scene. The employee was pronounced dead at the scene.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 58 M

    Event type
    12
    Occupation code
    889

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