Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1142643.015 - Eclipse Advantage Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Tampa Area Office

Investigation Summary

At approximately 9:00 a.m. on April 23, 2016, Employee #1 was working at a grocery distribution facility in the shipping and receiving area, where he was stacking packages of grapes onto pallets. A coworker, a forklift operator, saw Employee #1 walk past one set of pallets and did not appear in his line of sight, so after a brief period he exited his forklift and walked around the pallets and saw Employee #1 slumped next to the pallet. The coworker found Employee #1 unresponsive. He then ran to the office and summoned emergency medical personnel. Another coworker, also a forklift operator, noticed four to five coworkers gathering around Employee #1, who was lying on his back. This coworker began chest compressions and the other coworkers took turns with breathing apparatus to administer CPR on Employee #1. Paramedics arrived and continued to try and revive Employee #1. Employee #1 was transported to a hospital, where he died. The cause of death was suspected to be due to a heart attack.

Keywords: Heart, Heart Attack, Material Handling