Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202074761 - Employee dies from cardiovascular disease

Accident Summary Nr: 202074761 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 08/09/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304732589	08/10/2001	2211	0	Westpoint Stevens Inc.

Abstract: On August 9, 2001, an employee was working on a loading dock transferring boxes from one 18-wheeler (trailer) to another. The employee complained of being hot, rested a while, and was seen by the plant nurse. The employee left the nurse's office when he felt better, but he collapsed approximately 200 feet away. CPR was administered by the plant nurse and EMS personnel who arrived shortly thereafter. According to the autopsy report the employee died of ischemic cardiovascular disease. Heat stress was a possible factor.

Keywords: LOADING, CPR, FATIGUE, TRAILER TRUCK, CARDIOVASC DISEASE, HEAT EXHAUSTION, TRAILER, LOADING DOCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304732589			Fatality	Other	Hand packers and packagers

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