Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 43244.015 - Supervisor collapses and dies from possible heart attack

Accident Summary Nr: 43244.015 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 04/05/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
900455.015	04/08/2013		238110	Portugal In America Construction Co., Inc

Abstract: At 5:00 p.m. on April 5, 2013, Employee #1, a supervisor employed by a construction company, was working at a commercial building site. He was supervising employees engaged in exterior concrete work. Employee #1 collapsed and fell to the ground where he stood, a fall height of 2 feet. He died. The subsequent investigation determined that Employee #1 sustained no physical injuries when he collapsed. His death may have been due to a heart attack.

Keywords: Building, Cardiac Arrest, Concrete, Construction, Heart, Heart Attack, Installing

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	900455.015	59	M	Fatality		Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: 2 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 2 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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