Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200741700 - Employee suffers cardiac arrest at work and dies

Accident Summary Nr: 200741700 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 10/26/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307536318	10/27/2004	1796	238220	Alberici Contractors Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 1:47 p.m. on October 26, 2004, an employee was working with a coworker setting up for a welding job that had to be completed on pipe brackets. The employee was going to get his welding hood and apron. According to the coworker, the employee walked behind him, and he heard something hit the ground. The coworker turned around and saw the employee lying on the ground. The coworker called for help and the on site paramedic arrived, and the employee was connected to a AED. Advanced life support was started and then the employee was transported to Albany Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. According to the Albany County Coroner, the employee passed away from Cardiac arrest caused by coronary myopathy. The coroner stated that the cause of death was due to natural causes and not job related.

Keywords: CARDIAC ARREST, CARDIOVASC DISEASE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307536318			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Other

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