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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14494678

HEART,CPR,HEART ATTACK,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR,CONSTRUCTION,EARTHMOVING EQUIP

Event
HEART,CPR,HEART ATTACK,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR,CONSTRUCTION,EARTHMOVING EQUIP
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14494678
Report ID
627700

Event description

Employee dies of heart attack while operating scraper

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was operating a Caterpillar G-12 blade scraper at a construction sit e. The scraper came to a stop in a drainage ditch, with Employee #1 slumped over the steering wheel. Coworkers found no vital signs and CPR was performed, but E mployee #1 could not be revived. He died of a heart attack.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 63 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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