Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200262871 - Employee Dies from Heart Disease

Accident Summary Nr: 200262871 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 06/17/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309979250	06/20/2006	1521	236115	Old World Classics Fine Homes Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on June 17, 2006, several employees were working for a temporary labor service company, cleaning-up a house under construction. During the day, one employee complained of having chest pains. He collapsed and struck his head on a scaffold cross-brace, suffering a head injury. The employee was transported to a hospital and pronounced dead on arrival. The preliminary report from the coroner's office indicated that the employee died from heart disease. The emergency response personnel stated that he had regurgitated alcohol. Apparently, the employee was drinking on the job, and indications were that he had a history of drug abuse.

Keywords: CARDIOVASC SYSTEM, ALCOHOL, HEART ATTACK, CLEANING, CONSTRUCTION, CARDIAC ARREST, CARDIOVASC DISEASE, VOMIT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309979250			Fatality	Other	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Other

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