OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14251284
PORT CITY ELECTRIC COMPANY
CHARLOTTE, NC·
Event description
Electrician dies of a heart attack
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, a journeyman electrician, was working from an A-frame ladder removi ng old conduit and wiring. He was approximately 15 ft above the concrete floor w hen he suffered a heart attack and fell to the floor. The coroner stated that Em ployee #1 died of a heart attack, not from injuries sustained in the fall.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 33 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 575
- Human factor
- 7
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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