OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221559701
DJM SPRAY FOAM INSULATION LLC
GREENWICH, CT—
Event description
Employee dies of cardiac arrest spraying foam insulation
Investigation abstract
At 10:00 a.m. on April 30, 2023, an employee working as a construction laborer low and called out for the employee to change the barrel in the truck. After not hearing a response, the coworker turned around and found the employee unconscious near the front door and staircase. The coworker attempted to rouse the employee and when he could not, he called 911 and began chest compressions. The coworker called 911 at 6:10 p.m. and one minute later an ambulance arrived on scene and found the worker unconscious and pulseless. The employee had died of a heart attack caused by atherosclerotic and hypertensive cardiovascular disease. He had pre-existing medical conditions including obesity and hyperlipidemia. The narrative indicated a possible exacerbation due to exposure to MDI and lack of engineering controls. on a residential project started work spraying foam insulation. The employee (the helper) and a coworker (the sprayer) had been working starting in the attic since the previous day and were working their way down. By the evening on April 30, 2023, the coworker was down on the ground floor and the employee was on the second floor scraping excess foam from between the studs, sweeping and cleaning up. According to the employer (co-owner) and sister-in-law of the employee, he spoke on the phone with his spouse for less than a minute around 6:05 to 6:06 p.m. outside of the structure. The coworker then noticed the foam was getting
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 59 M
- Event type
- 12
- Occupation code
- 865
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