OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #779702
HEART,HEART ATTACK,CARDIOVASC DISEASE
Event description
Employee dies of heart attack
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 collapsed while changing or adjusting a 240 volt electrical die heat er core on a compression molding machine. It was first assumed that Employee #1 had received an electrical shock; however, after extensive electrical tests were performed on the machine, no evidence was found to support this assumption. Acc ording to the coroner, Employee #1 suffered from heart disease and probably died of a heart attack.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 50 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 706
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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