Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202562757 - Employee Has Heart Attack and Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 202562757 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 07/29/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312349426	08/06/2008	1711	238220	Critchfield Mechanical, Inc

Abstract: At approximately 6:05 a.m. on July 29, 2008, Employee #1 was a plumber. He and a coworker were laying out materials and tools to start work. He complained about abdominal pain from his ribs. Later, coworkers observed Employee #1 on the floor, moving from side to side and vomiting. A coworker administered CPR until the paramedics arrived. Employee #1 was treated at O'Connor Hospital in San Jose, CA, where he later died. He apparently had a heart attack.

Keywords: HEART, ABDOMEN, CPR, HEART ATTACK, PLUMBING, VOMIT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312349426			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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