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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #950642

COLLAPSE,CPR,HEART ATTACK,CONSTRUCTION

Event
COLLAPSE,CPR,HEART ATTACK,CONSTRUCTION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
950642
Report ID
355114

Event description

Employee dies from heart attack on construction site

Investigation abstract

At approximately 2:15 p.m. on March 23, 1989, Employee #1 was placing drain tile s along the foundation of a townhouse. The company owner came over to where he w as working and found him slumped on the ground. Employee #1's brother, who had b een working nearby, began CPR while the owner went to call the rescue squad. An autopsy revealed heart failure as the cause of death.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 34 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    31
    Event type
    12
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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