Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201923083 - Employee dies from heart attack while welding

Accident Summary Nr: 201923083 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 12/04/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306477621	12/04/2003	1799	236220	Pasadena Tank Corporation

Abstract: On December 4, 2003, Employee #1 was welding the outside of a floating roof for a storage tank. He just started his shift and welded a few inches of a seam. Employee #1 collapsed when he stood up to speak with a coworker. He died from a heart attack.

Keywords: ROOF, HEART ATTACK, CONSTRUCTION, STORAGE TANK, WELDING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Refinery		Maintenance or repair		$250,000 to $500,000		20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306477621			Fatality	Other	Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Open Web Steel Joists-Welding/Bu Fatality Cause: Other

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