OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221730476
UNIVERSAL PROTECTION SECURITY SYSTEMS, LP
YREKA, CA—
Event description
Employee suffers fatal heart attack during sawmill shutdown
Investigation abstract
At approximately 4:05 a.m. on December 30, 2024, Employee #1, employed by a security company assigned to a sawmill shutdown in Yreka, CA, called emergency medical services reporting shortness of breath. EMS arrived and found Employee #1 lying on the ground outside his personal vehicle. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The cause of death was a personal medical event, specifically a heart attack.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 53 M
- Event type
- 12
- Occupation code
- 426
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