Injured by physical contact with other person in sporting event or physical training · Myocardial infarction (heart attack)
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Buffalo Bills, One Bills Drive, ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK 14127
on — Myocardial infarction (heart attack), affecting the heart.
Final narrative
An employee tackled another football player and then went into cardiac arrest.
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