Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14494678

C WATTS CONSTRUCTION CO INC

Event
HEART, CPR, HEART ATTACK, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#780296
Employer profile
C WATTS CONSTRUCTION CO INC
Summary number
14494678
Report ID
627700

Event description

Employee dies of heart attack while operating scraper

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was operating a Caterpillar G-12 blade scraper at a construction sit e. The scraper came to a stop in a drainage ditch, with Employee #1 slumped over the steering wheel. Coworkers found no vital signs and CPR was performed, but E mployee #1 could not be revived. He died of a heart attack.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 63 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    31
    Event type
    12
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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