Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202341566 - Employee Dies of Cardiac Arrest

Accident Summary Nr: 202341566 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 07/10/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310018320	07/11/2006	1796	238290	City Elevator Company

Abstract: On July 10, 2006, Employee #1, an elevator technician, was found unconscious on a fourth floor temporary rest room. An emergency service unit responded to the scene and transported the employee to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The preliminary cause of death was stated as a cardiac arrest that was aggravated by the employee's history of cardiovascular disease and hypertension.

Keywords: INSTALLING, HEART ATTACK, CONSTRUCTION, CARDIAC ARREST, CARDIOVASC DISEASE, ELEVATOR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	38	380	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310018320			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Elevator, escalator installation Fatality Cause: Heat/hypothermia

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