OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #818633

AIRCRAFT,HEART ATTACK

Name: OSHA Workplace Safety Incident Index
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

1989-11-10T00:00:00

Event: AIRCRAFT,HEART ATTACK
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 818633
Report ID: 418800

Event description

EMPLOYEE DIES FROM HEART ATTACK

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was atop the backbone of a DC 8 aircraft inspecting it for cracks an d defective pop rivets when he had a heart attack and fell.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 42 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
31

Event type
12

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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