OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14496194
LEAK,ROOF,HEART ATTACK
Event description
APPARENT HEART ATTACK
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1, THE PLANT MANAGER, DISCOVERED A LEAK IN THE ROOF ABOVE HIS OFFICE. HE PUT ON A COAT, WENT OUTSIDE, AND CLIMBED UP A LADDER TO CHECK OUT THE LEAK. T HE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS 30 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND THERE WAS A WIND OF 20 MILE S PER HOUR. WHEN HE FAILED TO RETURN, ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WENT UP TO LOOK FOR HIM. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FOUND FACE DOWN ON THE ROOF, HEAD TOWARD THE LADDER (ABOUT 10 FE ET DISTANT). EMPLOYEE #1 HAD SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 42 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 2
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