Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 139265.015 - Employee dies from underlying cardiovascular condition

Accident Summary Nr: 139265.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 09/17/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1553691.015	09/20/2021		424410	Hy-Vee Distribution Center

Abstract: At 6:20 p.m. on September 17, 2021, an employee who was working on a loading dock positioning racks of bread to be removed from a truck trailer by a coworker. The coworker was operating a powered industrial truck (PIT). The employee had positioned a rack and as the coworker removed the first rack the employee positioned a secod rack. The employee then walked around the rack and collapsed onto the dock ramp. The employee died from an underlying medical condition related to his cardiovascular system.

Keywords: Cardiac Arrest, Cardiovasc Disease, Cardiovasc System, Food Handling, Grocery Store, Industrial Truck, Loading Dock, Loss of consciousness, Lost consciousness, Material Handling, Off Loading, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Storage Rack, Unconsciousness, Underlying Medical Condition, Unresponsive, Warehouse

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1553691.015	37	M	Fatality		Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks

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