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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14540470

HEART ATTACK,CONSTRUCTION

Event
HEART ATTACK,CONSTRUCTION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14540470
Report ID
111400

Event description

EMPLOYEE SUFFERED HEART ATTACK WHILE PERFORMING ELEC. WORK

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING ON THE FIFTH FLOOR OF AN OFFICE BUILDING, BRINGING BX EL ECTRICAL WIRE, STRUNG THROUGH AN ACCOUSTICAL CEILING, INTO A METAL STUD PARTITIO N. AS HE WAS DESCENDING AN EIGHT FOOT WOODEN LADDER HE FELL (FROM THE SECOND OR THIRD STEP) TO THE CARPETED FLOOR. THE MEDICAL EXAMINER LISTED THE CAUSE OF DEAT H AS A HEART ATTACK.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 57 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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