# Myocardial infarction (heart attack) at Richardson Manufacturing Company
> OSHA SIR `2022010461` · 1/17/2022 · SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Heart
- **Nature of injury:** Myocardial infarction (heart attack)
## Cause
- **Event:** Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources
- **Source:** Shovels
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** Richardson Manufacturing Company
- **Location:** 2209 Old Jacksonville Rd., SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, 62704
- **NAICS:** 333999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 17, 2022, an employee had been shoveling snow when the employee felt pain in their chest and started sweating. The employee began walking and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized for a heart attack and required surgery.

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