Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14367437 - Employee collapses and dies of heart attack

Accident Summary Nr: 14367437 -- Report ID: 0523400 -- Event Date: 04/14/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
122039894	04/14/1994	4953	0	Metro Recycling & Disposal Facility Div. Waste Man

Abstract: On April 14, 1994, Employee #1, a journeyman mechanic, was removing piping associated with landfill leachate load out towers. The employee removed two piping networks earlier in the day and partially dismantled a third piping network when he collapsed, dropping a lit cutting torch, which severely burned his lower legs. He had been working alone and no one witnessed the accident. According to the medical examiner, the employee died of arteriosclerotic heart disease.

Keywords: BURN, HEART, HEART ATTACK, MECHANIC, TORCH, CARDIOVASC DISEASE, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	122039894			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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