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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14215016

HEART ATTACK,CARDIAC ARREST,ROOFER

Event
HEART ATTACK,CARDIAC ARREST,ROOFER
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14215016
Report ID
454510

Event description

EMPLOYEE DIED OF HEART ATTACK

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HELPING TO REPLACE THE ROOF OF A BUILDING WHICH HAD FORMERLY CON TAINED PESTICIDES. THE OLD ROOFING WAS BEING BURNED ON THE SITE. THE EMPLOYEE WA S CARRYING A 1 BY 6 BOARD WHEN HE COLLAPSED AND DIED. AN AUTOPSY DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS CARDIAC ARREST, NO EVIDENCE OF EXPOSIVE TO ANY CHEMICAL WAS FOUND IN AN ANALYSIS OF BODY FLUIDS. THE DEATH WAS NOT WORK RELATED.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 30 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    31
    Event type
    12
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    595
    Human factor
    7
    Environmental factor
    18
    Hazardous substance
    8880
    Task assigned
    1

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