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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #852095

HEART,TRAFFIC ACCIDENT,HEART ATTACK

Event
HEART,TRAFFIC ACCIDENT,HEART ATTACK
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
852095
Report ID
522300

Event description

Employee dies of a heart attack while driving

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 had a fatal heart attack while driving on I-77. His jeep hydroplaned into a lane of oncoming traffic.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 50 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    12
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    19
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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