OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221737885
CLEAR LAKE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER
NICE, CA—
Event description
Employee dies from personal medical condition while flagging
Investigation abstract
On January 22, 2025, Employee #1 was working as a forester for a non-profit medical condition. environmental research center and was working alone in a national forest flagging property lines for contractors. The flagging involved tying vinyl tape onto trees as markers to section off work areas. When Employee #1 did not return to the office after 5:30 p.m. and was not responding to phone calls from coworkers they began to search for him. At approximately 10:30 p.m., coworkers found the employee lying down on a pile of logs with no apparent physical trauma. Outdoor temperatures that day ranged from the upper 50 degree Fahrenheit to 70 degree Fahrenheit range. Employee #1 died from an unknown personal
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 59 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 0
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