Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200030468 - Employee dies after suffering an apparent heart attack

Accident Summary Nr: 200030468 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 01/07/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300038668	01/26/1998	1611	0	Kiewit Western Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on the partial demolition of a bridge when he began to feel dizzy and light-headed. He was returning to his truck when he collapsed and died. The initial medical examiner's report suggested he may have suffered a heart attack related to an underlying heart condition.

Keywords: CARDIOVASC SYSTEM, HEART, HEART ATTACK, CONSTRUCTION, DIZZINESS, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000		15	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300038668			Fatality	Other	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Other

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