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Accident Summary Nr: 79483.015 - Employee Suffers Heart Attack and Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 79483.015 -- Report ID: 0215600 -- Event Date: 07/20/2015
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1079579.01507/22/2015236220Kreamer Contracting Inc.

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on July 20, 2015, an employee was assisting coworkers with moving garbage and getting tools as needed while working on a roof. The employee had left earlier around 12:00 p.m. noon, complaining about the effects of the heat as it was a very hot day. The employee sat in an air conditioned truck and drank some water before going to the store to pick up some additional building supplies. At approximately 1:00 p.m., the employee became ill, was gasping for air with their lips turning blue. The employee was taken to into an air-conditioned trailer where their boss began CPR. Emergency Services were contacted, responded, and finally pronounced the employee dead at 2:00 p.m.

Keywords: CPR, Heart, Heart Attack, Heat
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Other building Maintenance or repair   5 70 X

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Construction
1 1079579.015 48 M Fatality Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Roofing
Fatality Cause:

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