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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221375959

STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF STATE HOSPITALS

Event
Chest, Chest pain, Clearing, Heart, Heart Attack, Maintenance, Sewer
NAICS
622210
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#345446371
Employer profile
STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF STATE HOSPITALS
Summary number
221375959
Report ID
0950615

Event description

Employee experiences chest pain during sewer maintenance

Investigation abstract

At 3:30 p.m. on July 26, 2021, an employee at the California Department of State Hospitals - Napa was clearing a clogged sewer using an old industrial snake with links and a manual hand crank. After completing the task, the employee experienced chest pain. The on-site State Hospital Fire Department responded, and the employee's blood pressure was verified to be very high at the occupational clinic. The employee was transported to Queen of the Valley Hospital in Napa, California, and admitted overnight for a possible heart attack.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 57 M

    Event type
    14
    Occupation code
    7039

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