OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #736314
ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL ON HIGHWAY AXLE DIV
WINCHESTER, KY—
Event description
EMPLOYEE SUFFERED STROKE AT HOME; NOT WORK RELATED
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ONE OF SERVERAL EMPLOYEES CLEANING ELECTROSTATIC FILTERS WITH GU NK ENGINE BRITE. HE WENT HOME ON FRIDAY, APRIL THE 12TH AND COMPLAINED OF NOT FE ELING WELL. HE SUFFERED A STROKE ON APRIL 13TH, AND WAS HOSPITALIZED IN A COMA. HE DIED ON MAY 21, 1985. AIR SAMPLES TAKEN FOR HEXYLENE GLYCOL DID NOT INDICATE ANY EXPOSURE. THE STROKE WAS NOT FOUND TO BE WORK RELATED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 55 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
- 2
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