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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14527493

THE WILLIAM CARTER COMPANY

Event
HEART ATTACK
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#101560852
Employer profile
THE WILLIAM CARTER COMPANY
Summary number
14527493
Report ID
419400

Event description

HYPOVOLEMIA DUE TO RUPTURED ANEURYSM

Investigation abstract

ON SEPTEMBER 5, 1986, AT APPROXIMATELY 2:25 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TAKING HIS AFTER NOON BREAK. AS HE WAS PASSING BY OTHER EMPLOYEES ON HIS WAY TO THE REST ROOM HE WAS LAUGHING AND TALKING AS USUAL. A FEW MINUTES AFTER HE ENTERED THE REST ROOM, ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ENTERED AND FOUND EMPLOYEE #1 UNCONSCIOUS ON THE FLOOR. AN E.M .T. IN THE PLANT GAVE CPR BUT COULD FIND NO HEARTBEAT.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 64 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    12
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    20
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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