OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221438716

MURPHY CONCRETE & CONSTRUCTION LLC

APPLETON, WI· 2022-01-19T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Cardiac Arrest, Cardiovasc Disease, Cardiovasc System, Collapse, Concrete Floor, Concrete Truck, Contusion, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, Heart, Heart Attack, Mechanic, Medical Condition, Medical History, Respiratory Tract, Step Stool, Struck Against, Truck, Underlying Medical Condition
NAICS: 327320
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345741854
Employer profile: MURPHY CONCRETE & CONSTRUCTION LLC
Summary number: 221438716
Report ID: 0521100

Event description

Employee incurs head contusion from fall during heart attack

Investigation abstract

At 2:34 p.m. on January 19, 2022, an employee was working in the engine compartment of a concrete truck servicing the transmission and working with transmission fluid. The employee had been using a two-step stool to access the engine compartment when he was found lying on the floor with difficulty breathing or speaking. The employee was hospitalized and his family member reported that the doctor said he had a heart attack. However, the employee also suffered a head contusion potentially from falling off the stool.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 59 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
516

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