Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 992305 - Employee dies of heart attack while directing traffic

Accident Summary Nr: 992305 -- Report ID: 0253690 -- Event Date: 01/27/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102218302	02/01/1988	9224	0	Sugarloaf Fire Station Chester Fire Dist

Abstract: Employee #1, a 53-year-old salesman at a local lumber yard and volunteer fire fighter, was directing traffic near a building fire when he suddenly felt pains in his chest and collapsed. He died of acute cardiac failure due to extensive arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, with obesity and diabetes mellitus as contributing factors. Employee #1 was not part of the interior structural fire fighting team; he served primarily as a fire police team member to control traffic.

Keywords: FIREFIGHTER, HEART, HEART ATTACK, CARDIOVASC DISEASE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102218302			Fatality	Other	Firefighting occupations

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