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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #787358

HEART,CPR,HEART ATTACK

Event
HEART,CPR,HEART ATTACK
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
787358
Report ID
1054114

Event description

Employee dies of heart attack at work

Investigation abstract

As Employee #1 was preparing to close for the day, he was using a pallet jack to move equipment that was on an outside display area. Employee #1 was apparently entering the store area with the equipment when he suffered a heart attack. He w as found outside the store's doorway by the store manager, who administered CPR. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at Albany General Hospital.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 54 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    31
    Event type
    12
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    243
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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