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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14340632

HEART,OBSTRUCTED EGRESS,HEART ATTACK,WORK RULES

Event
HEART,OBSTRUCTED EGRESS,HEART ATTACK,WORK RULES
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14340632
Report ID
418400

Event description

Employee dies of apparent heart attack

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was restocking shelves after regular department store hours when she suffered an apparent heart attack. The emergency medical response team was unab le to attend to Employee #1 until approximately 12 minutes after their arrival b ecause employees were locked in the store with no means of exit. Employee #1 die d.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 38 F

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    31
    Event type
    12
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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