Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201040433 - Truck driver dies after suffering a heart attack

Accident Summary Nr: 201040433 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 02/24/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301504197	03/05/1998	4513	0	United Parcel Service, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 5:15 a.m. on February 24, 1998, Employee #1 arrived for his scheduled shift, during which he made a commercial trip to Barstow, California, and back. When he returned, he disconnected two 20 ft trailers and connected another 20 ft trailer to do some local pickups. The local pickups were not completed and Employee #1 was found slumped over in his company truck. The Clark County fire department responded and tried unsuccessfully to resuscitate him. The autopsy report indicated the cause of death to be acute coronary artery thrombosis.

Keywords: CARDIOVASC SYSTEM, DELIVERY WORK, HEART, HEART ATTACK, CARDIOVASC DISEASE, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301504197			Fatality	Other	Truck drivers, light

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