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Accident Summary Nr: 148071.015 - Employee dies of heart attack during heat

Accident Summary Nr: 148071.015 -- Report ID: 0454722 -- Event Date: 07/20/2022
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1609519.01507/21/2022811310Liftone Llc

Abstract: At 1:15 p.m. on July 20, 2022, Employee #1 was operating a Hyundai forklift, when he stopped and exited the forklift to lay on the floor. Once Employee 1 was sat in the breakroom at a table, one coworker called the Safety Manager to explain that Employee #1 was in the breakroom and needed First Aid assistance due to overheating. When the Safety Manager arrived, Employee #1 was still seated and had been provided with water. The Safety Manager placed cooling compresses on his neck and stomach to further cool Employee 1 down. Employee #1 remained in the breakroom from approximately 1:40 p.m. until 2:50 p.m.. At approximately 3:00 p.m., a coworker found Employee #1 on the floor unconscious, but responsive and radioed for assistance. Employee #1 was visibly sweating heavily and had vomited. Coworkers then proceeded to move Employee #1 outside to a covered porch area, where they propped his feet up and sent a coworker to call 911. The coworker that had previously checked Employee #1's pulse began to perform chest compressions on Employee #1, while the employee was seated in the chair. Coworkers could hear the ambulance sirens as they continued to perform chest compressions, but did not use the defibrillator brought to the scene by another employee. As soon as the ambulance arrived, a coworker assisted the paramedic transfer the employee onto the gurney, and the paramedics began chest compressions and used their defibrillator to attempt to revive Employee #1. The ambulance left the scene at approximately 3:23 p.m., and the Safety Manager provided a statement to the police as well as contacted the Next of Kin so that the police could speak with them. After the incident, the Safety Manager for Florim and the President, Human Resource Manager, Vice President, and Safety Director of LiftOne were informed by the Next of Kin that Employee #1 had been having episodes in the nights prior to the incident. The employee died of a heart attack.

Keywords: CPR, Cardiac Arrest, Forklift, Heart Attack, Heat, Heat Exhaustion, Heat Injury Prevention Program, Heat-related illness , Unconsciousness, Vomit

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1609519.015 57 M Fatality Machinery maintenance occupations

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