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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14499818

HEART ATTACK,CONSTRUCTION

Event
HEART ATTACK,CONSTRUCTION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14499818
Report ID
523400

Event description

EMPLOYEE DIED OF HEART ATTACK

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 10 AM ON JANUARY 22, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 COLLAPSED AND DIED OF A MASSIVE HEART ATTACK. HE HAD FAILED TO TAKE HIS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICATION F OR SEVERAL DAYS. NO VIOLATIONS WERE NOTED IN THE TUNNEL WHERE THE HEART ATTACK T OOK PLACE.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 50 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    25
    Event type
    12
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    59
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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