Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 102175742 - Employee Dies from Heart Attack after Vehicular Accident
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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301604161 | 12/03/2010 | 4311 | 491110 | U.S. Postal Service |
Abstract: At approximately 11:15 a.m. on November 23, 2010, Employee #1, a postal worker, was making mail deliveries on his assigned route in a Long Life Vehicle (LLV). While Employee #1 was driving northbound on Howard Street in Petoskey, MI, when he drove over a curb and entered a parking lot at North Central Michigan College. He then drove through a grass area that divided two parking lots, struck a stop sign, and then struck the rear driver side quarter panel of a parked car before coming to a stop in a grass area to the south side of a neighboring parking lot. Emergency services were contacted and, upon arrival, Employee #1 was found to be in full arrest. He was transported to Northern Michigan Regional Hospital in Petoskey, MI, where he later died from a heart attack. The accident investigation revealed that the weather conditions involved a snow/rainy mix, causing the roads to be slippery. In addition, it noted the police report that identified that it appeared that Employee #1 never applied the brakes.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 301604161 | Occupation not reported |