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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #759373

HEART ATTACK,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,FALL

Event
HEART ATTACK,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,FALL
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
759373
Report ID
551800

Event description

HEART ATTACK

Investigation abstract

At approximately 11:00 a.m. on October 12, 1989, Employee #1 was demonstrating a lift truck at Gen Corp Plant when he had a heart attack and fell to the floor. He was taken to Wabash Hospital where he later died.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 26 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    31
    Event type
    12
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    283
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    18
    Hazardous substance
    8880
    Task assigned
    1

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