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Myocardial infarction (heart attack)

1 hospitalization · 20171211905 · 12/15/2017 · Scheck Mechanical Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury
Myocardial infarction (heart attack)

Cause

Event
Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-multiple episodes
Source
Overhead hoists-manual

Employer

Name
Scheck Mechanical Corporation
Location
10901 Baldwin Rd, BALDWIN, ILLINOIS, 62217
NAICS
236210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The employee was part of a scaffold construction crew. During the course of the work day, the employee had been passing materials to higher scaffold levels from the ground level through the use of ropes and pulleys. Immediately prior to the incident, the employee had been conversing with another crew member while in the process of looking for an electrical cord. The employee became very pale and sweaty and suffered an apparent heart attack.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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