OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14483473
N Y TELEPHONE CO. INC.
SPRING VALLEY, NY·
Event description
APPARENT HEART ATTACK
Investigation abstract
A 39-YEAR-OLD EMPLOYEE OF A COMMUNICATIONS FIRM DIED OF AN APPARENT HEART ATTACK WHILE OPENING A STAIRWELL DOOR LEADING TO A HALLWAY. SHE WAS ASSUMED TO BE ON H ER WAY BACK TO HER WORK LOCATION. SHE WAS FOUND DEAD AT 7:15 AM BY A CLEANING MA N.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 39 Female
- Nature of injury
- Other (21)
- Part of body
- BODYSYSTEM (4)
- Accident type
- CARD-VASC/RESP FAIL. (12)
- Source of injury
- OTHER (43)
- Occupation
- Occupation not reported (999)
- Human factor
- OTHER (14)
- Environmental factor
- OTHER (18)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
Labels are OSHA's own, from the code dictionary published with the accident-investigation file. The raw code is shown beside each one so this page can be reconciled against OSHA's bulk data. OSHA notes that nature of injury, part of body, source of injury and accident type in this file are not coded to the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System, and that the occupation titles are not standardised — so these values are not directly comparable with the OIICS-coded severe injury reports.