Climbing or stepping up or down-repetitive or prolonged · Myocardial infarction (heart attack)
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ISLAND ROOFING CO., Guam Airport, TAMUNING, GUAM 96913
on — Myocardial infarction (heart attack), affecting the heart.
Final narrative
An employee was just getting ready to start work for the day. To get to the roof, the employee needed to climb up several flights of stairs and a ladder. After climbing the stairs and ladder, the employee felt dizzy. He sat down and then became unconscious. He was hospitalized with a heart attack.
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