Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201310455 - Employee suffered a fatal heart attack at work

Accident Summary Nr: 201310455 -- Report ID: 0213400 -- Event Date: 01/24/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301869483	01/26/2000	7218	0	Aramark Uniform Services

Abstract: Employee #1 working in a laundry shop handling soiled clothing with industrial solvents suffered a fatal heart attack. Union County Medical Examiner determined that Employee #1 died of cardiac arrest due to natural causes. No air contaminant overexposure was documented. However, a hazard alert letter was mailed to the employer addressing the issue of potential solvent vapor inhalation by employees, particularly toluene, during direct indoor handling of soiled print shop rags.

Keywords: HEART, VAPOR, HEART ATTACK, TOLUENE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301869483			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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