OSHA investigators arrived in Pasadena, CA on Tuesday, October 30th 2018 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at Tetra Tech, Inc.. A 54 year old man working as a Forestry worker was killed on the job when the
Accident Date2018-10-29
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 11:11 a.m. on October 29, 2018, three employees were in the process of walking Primary Electrical Lines inspecting and surveying hazards to future tree trimming operations. The employees were walking up an incline at a slow pace while surveying the tree line when Employee #1 collapsed. Employee #1 was walking a slow pace up the incline as they surveyed the tree line, wearing a long sleeve shirt, canvas pants, and a high visibility vest, and carried a cell phone and 2 rolls of tape. The coroners report stated that the cause of death Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease.