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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14369441

HEART,HEART ATTACK,CONSTRUCTION

Event
HEART,HEART ATTACK,CONSTRUCTION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14369441
Report ID
522300

Event description

Employee dies of heart attack

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was observing the excavation of an 8 ft deep trench when he died of a heart attack and rolled into the trench.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 61 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    31
    Event type
    12
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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