Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1716965.015 - Amerex Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 1716965.015

Report ID: 0950635

Date Opened: 07/11/2023

Site Address:
Amerex Corporation
12448 Bell Ranch Dr
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670

Mailing Address:
7595 Gadsden Highway Attn: Timothy Pitts, Trussville, AL 35173

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 339999/All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/11/2023

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/10/2024

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	2052089

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 162496.015

Event: 07/10/2023

Employee suffers medical emergency and dies in warehouse

At 3:45 p.m. on July 7, 2023, an employee was working as a material handler, loading and unloading materials into and out of trailers and other vehicles, in a warehouse that stored and shipped fire extinguishers. The employee returned from lunch and began to check the orders filled by other employees when he sat down on the edge of a storage rack between several pallets. The employee was discovered unresponsive, and coworker called for emergency services. The local fire department arrived and began live saving measures. The employee was unable to be revived and pronounced dead at the location due to sudden cardiac dysfunction and hypertensive atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

Keywords: Cardiac Arrest, Cardiovasc Disease, Cardiovasc System, Heart, Heart Attack, Hypertension, Material Handling, Unresponsive, Warehouse

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1716965.015	58	M	Fatality		Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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