Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122757.015 - Employee installing HVAC unit dies from heart attack

Accident Summary Nr: 122757.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 12/21/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1452680.015	12/23/2019		238220	Jason Kompa

Abstract: At 11:29 p.m. on December 21, 2019, Employee #1 and his supervisor were working at a two-story residential structure. Employee #1 was on the first floor roof and installing a cover on a new Mitsubishi split ductless HVAC unit when he had a heart attack. He fell onto the roof's surface. The supervisor heard Employee #1's moaning and climbed the ladder onto the roof. He called for emergency services and began CPR. Emergency services arrived and transported the employee to the hospital, where he was declared dead.

Keywords: CPR, Cardiac Arrest, HVAC, Heart, Heart Attack, Installing, Residential Construction, Roof

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			2	10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1452680.015	38	M	Fatality		Heating, air conditioning, and refrig. mechanics	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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