Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201351723 - Employee died from not work related heart attack

Accident Summary Nr: 201351723 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 04/19/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303988570	04/19/2002	1731	0	James D. Hinson Electrical Contracting Co., Inc.

Abstract: On April 19, 2002, Employee #1 was a member of a crew installing underground conduit for fiber-optic cables. A drilling machine was used to bore a path in the ground for the conduit to be placed. Duties of Employee #1 included mixing a chemical, Supergel X, which was used to lubricate the boring equipment, in a 300-gallon vat of water. This gel contained crystalline silica and nuisance dust, but the duration and manner of exposure did not present an inhalation hazard, although the chemical was reportedly involved. However, Employee #1 died as a result of a heart attack, a coronary atherosclerosis that was not work related.

Keywords: CONDUIT, HEART ATTACK, CONSTRUCTION, CHEMICAL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303988570			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Other

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