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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #816553

HEART ATTACK,CONSTRUCTION

Event
HEART ATTACK,CONSTRUCTION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
816553
Report ID
112000

Event description

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE DIED OF HEART ATTACK

Investigation abstract

AS EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TAPING THE MAIN POWER BUS IN THE REAR OF A POWER DISCONNECT H E FELL TO THE FLOOR. A COWORKER SAID THAT HE THOUGHT THAT EMPLOYEE #1 HAD RECEIV ED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK, BUT THE MEDICAL EXAMINER RULED THAT EMPLOYEE #1 HAD DIED OF A HEART ATTACK.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 64 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    31
    Event type
    14
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    213
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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