OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221482029

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE - FACILITIES SERVICES

KNOXVILLE, TN— 2022-07-26T00:00:00

Event: CPR, Cardiac Arrest, Heart Attack, Heat, Heat Injury Prevention Program, Unresponsive
NAICS: 611310
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346104532
Employer profile: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE - FACILITIES SERVICES
Summary number: 221482029
Report ID: 0454732
Project type: A
Construction end-use: P

Event description

Employee dies of possible heart attack

Investigation abstract

At 3:45 p.m. on July 26, 2022, an employee was working outside on a main water line all day. The employee stated that he was not feeling well, so he went to sit down in the truck to cool off. Coworkers went to check on him and found him unresponsive and started CPR and called for an ambulance. The employee was taken to UT Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead from a possible heart attack.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 52 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
7039

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