Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14225049 - Employee dies of apparent heart attack after spray painting

Accident Summary Nr: 14225049 -- Report ID: 0355122 -- Event Date: 03/09/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303257646	03/13/2000	7353	0	Virginia Track & Equipment Company, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 4:20 p.m. on March 9, 2000, Employee #1 had finished spray painting a bulldozer inside a larger paint area and was cleaning his paint equipment with solvent. Although he had been wearing a supplied air respirator approximately one hour earlier, he had since removed it. Employee #1 collapsed and died. He was allegedly suffering from pneumonia and had suffered a heart attack, but the autopsy results are pending. Employee #1 had been working for this employer for approximately 2 weeks and had been doing this type of work for 20 years.

Keywords: RESPIRATORY, AIR LINE RESPIRATOR, HEART ATTACK, INHALATION, SPRAY PAINTING, PAINT SOLVENT, PAINTER, RESPIRATOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303257646			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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