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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14251284

HEART,HEART ATTACK,ELECTRICIAN,LADDER,CONSTRUCTION,FALL

Event
HEART,HEART ATTACK,ELECTRICIAN,LADDER,CONSTRUCTION,FALL
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14251284
Report ID
453710

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

  1. #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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