Overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified · Myocardial infarction (heart attack)
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at FedEx Ground Packaging, Inc., 552 Caperton Blvd, MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA 25403
on — Myocardial infarction (heart attack), affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee was sorting packages and suffered shortness of breath. The employee was hospitalized for a possible heart attack.
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