OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221563604
ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
LITTLE ROCK, AR—
Event description
Employee is killed when responding to fire on roof
Investigation abstract
At 2:00 p.m. on May 15, 2023, Employee #1, a 58-year-old male employee, who had been overseeing rooftop work being performed by a subcontractor in the building across the street from his office, suffered a cardiac arrest after climbing eight flights of stairs to reach the roof of the building where he was working. Unfortunately, he could not be resuscitated. The employee died due to hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 58 M
- Event type
- 12
- Occupation code
- 7009
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