OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221726987
TEXTRON MARINE & LAND SYSTEMS
NEW ORLEANS, LA—
Event description
Employee dies from unknown causes while operating air tool
Investigation abstract
At 4:40 p.m. on December 14, 2024, an employee working as a pipe fitter for a military armored components manufacturer was working in the 116 Building 2, Bay 1, on the Craft assembly line. The employee was operating a Patco air tool equipped with grit cloth discs when he was found unresponsive. The employee died from unknown causes pending the medical examiner report of autopsy.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 40 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 585
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