OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221740723

67726 - PATHOLOGY AND CYTOLOGY LABORATORIES INC

MIDDLESBORO, KY— 2025-02-02T00:00:00

Event: Automobile, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Cart, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Fracture, Hip, Laboratory, Material Handling, Moving, Moving Object, Parking Lot, Pavement, Work Surface
NAICS: 621399
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #348020736
Employer profile: 67726 - PATHOLOGY AND CYTOLOGY LABORATORIES INC
Summary number: 221740723
Report ID: 0452110

Event description

Employee is injured in fall to pavement while attempting to

Investigation abstract

On February 2, 2025, an employee working for a medical laboratory fell to the pavement while attempting to pick up a box from the backseat of a passenger vehicle to be loaded onto a dolly. The employee sustained fatal injuries and later passed away.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 78 M

Event type
4

Occupation code
999

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