OSHA investigators arrived in Wakarusa, IN on Tuesday, January 23rd 2018 and began an accident investigation at 106954 - Tri County Ambulance. A 32 year old employee had been killed when the employee was ejected from emergency service vehicle and was ki
Accident Date2018-01-22
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeOn January 22, 2018, a 5 month old patient and mother were being transported by emergency services to the hospital. Employee #1, a paramedic/coworker, was in the back of the vehicle, attending to the patient. While in transit, the driver fell asleep at the wheel and failed to stop at a traffic light. The emergency service vehicle overturned and rolled two times, resulting in Employee #1 being ejected from the side door. The 5 month old patient, mother of the patient, and the driver were restrained by seat belts and remained in the vehicle. However, Employee #1 was killed.