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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 NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
30150419703/05/199845130United 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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