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Accident Summary Nr: 201371143 - Employee Dies from Heart Attack While Replacing Light

Accident Summary Nr: 201371143 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 05/14/2007
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
31022815005/15/20077999713990Bartlebaugh Amusements

Abstract: On May 14, 2007, Employee #1 was changing a fluorescent light bulb on a Nittany folding Ferris Wheel at a carnival site. He was standing on a bar on the left side of the Ferris Wheel frame that was approximately 45 inches above the trailer floor. He was reaching for the fluorescent light fixture that was mounted on an overhead horizontal cross bar, when he began to shake. He then fell into the inside section of the trailer floor. Employee #1 was transported by emergency services to the hospital. Further investigation revealed that he died from a heart attack.

Keywords: AMUSE PARK/CARNIVAL, MAINTENANCE, HEART ATTACK, LIGHTING FIXTURE, CARDIAC ARREST, FALL

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 310228150 Fatality Other Occupation not reported

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