OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221702053

RWS INSULATION SERVICES

BLOOMINGTON, IN— 2024-09-16T00:00:00

Event: Attic, Heart, Heart Attack, Insulation, Natural Causes, Natural Causes, Unconsciousness, Unresponsive
NAICS: 238310
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347759045
Employer profile: RWS INSULATION SERVICES
Summary number: 221702053
Report ID: 0551800
Project type: A
Construction end-use: B

Event description

Employee dies after experiencing heart attack

Investigation abstract

At 10:30 a.m. on September 16, 2024, an employee was setting up to install insulation by blowing insulation into an attic. Shortly after starting the job, the employee was found unresponsive. The cause of death was determined to be a heart attack.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 45 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
7016

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