Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 169460.015 - Employee dies from heart attack while doing routine cleaning

Accident Summary Nr: 169460.015 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 08/08/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1770299.015	08/13/2024		331110	Chaparral Steel, Llc.

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on August 8, 2024, an employee working for a steel mill was working in the control room in his regularly assigned work area. The mill was not running due to it being a down production day. The employee was scheduled to perform a routine cleaning task. A coworker found the employee unresponsive on the floor of the control room. The employee died from a heart attack related to a personal medical condition possibly related to heat exposure.

Keywords: Cardiac Arrest, Cardiovasc Disease, Cardiovasc System, Cleaning, Dehydration, Floor, Heart, Heart Attack, Heat, Heat index, Heat-related illness , Lost consciousness, Medical Condition, Medical History, Mill--Plant, Respiratory Tract, Steel, Unconsciousness, Underlying Medical Condition, Unresponsive, Weather

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1770299.015	45	M	Fatality

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