Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 102610.015 - Worker dies as a result of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Accident Summary Nr: 102610.015 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 01/29/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1290962.015	01/29/2018		561790	Blankenship Pools, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on January 29, 2018, an employee was working for a firm that provided services at buildings and dwellings. He was using a fish tape to pull wires through a conduit for a pool light. He collapsed and died. It was later established that he had died from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a heart disease caused by a genetic mutation. It was not known that he had this condition until after his death.

Keywords: Cardiovasc Disease, Cardiovasc System, Electric Conductor, Electrical Work, Electrician, Heart

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1290962.015	24	M	Fatality		Installers And Repairers

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