Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-11-15 | Dunbar | Wv | Ollie's Bargain Outlet | Heart | Overexertion involving outside sources |
While unloading a truck, an employee fainted and hit his head on the ground. The employee had a heart attack. | |||||
2021-10-17 | Anniston | Al | Anniston Army Depot | Heart | Walking, without other incident-single episode |
An employee had a heart attack during a 2-mile walking event and was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-10-13 | Longview | Tx | PRIMORIS T&D SERVICES, LLC. | BODY SYSTEMS | Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
An employee was securing a guy wire. Voltage from a 19,000-volt circuit traveled down the wire and shocked the employee, whose heart stopped. The employee was resuscitated and hospitalized. | |||||
2021-09-09 | Mobile | Al | Goodwill Industries of the Gulf Coast, Inc | BODY SYSTEMS | Overexertion involving outside sources |
An employee was moving boxes and began to feel severe chest pains. The employee was hospitalized for possible heart issues. | |||||
2021-08-09 | Somerset | Pa | Waste Management | BODY SYSTEMS | Stings and venomous bites |
Two employees were servicing a waste container located inside a shed. One of the employees received two bee stings on the head. The injured employee experienced an allergic reaction and a heart attack. | |||||
2021-08-02 | Boise | Id | Intermountain Gas Company, Inc. | Heart | Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources |
An employee was repairing a natural gas line leak on an extreme heat day (which entailed using a hand shovel to dig two 19- to 20-inch holes in packed soil: one hole to expose the gas line to stop the flow of gas and one to make the repair). The employee had a heart attack and was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-07-01 | Fort Myers | Fl | AutoNation Toyota Fort Myers | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee had been repairing a vehicle and felt dizzy and had a rapid heartbeat. The employee was hospitalized for a heat illness. | |||||
2021-06-29 | Lucasville | Oh | Ohio Basement Authority | Heart | Exposure to environmental heat |
On June 29, 2021, an employee passed out on the job site where heat and humidity was a factor. He was hospitalized for a heart attack. | |||||
2021-06-17 | Cincinnati | Oh | Encore Label & Packaging | Heart | Nonclassifiable |
An employee was operating a printing press when he felt ill and was transported to the hospital, where he had a heart attack. | |||||
2021-05-20 | Centralia | Il | SSM Health St Mary's Hospital | Heart | Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c. |
A nurse responded to a small fire caused by a patient and then suffered a heart attack. | |||||
2021-05-01 | Glenside | Pa | Neshaminy Constructors, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Indirect exposure to electricity |
An employee was standing on the bed of a crane, waiting to unhook a concrete block that the crane had just lifted off the ground. The crane hit an energized electrical wire and the employee was shocked, suffering internal burns and a heart arrhythmia. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-03-17 | Springdale | Ar | Cargill, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was feeding product into a heart and liver machine. The machine amputated her right ring fingertip below the nailbed. | |||||
2021-03-05 | Newark | De | Delaware Supermarkets | Heart | Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources |
An employee was bailing cardboard and started feeling ill. The employee was hospitalized for a heart attack. | |||||
2021-02-25 | Flippin | Ar | FPNC, Inc. | Heart | Overexertion involving outside sources |
An employee was moving residents from beds to wheel chairs and changing bedding. The employee had a heart attack. | |||||
2021-02-19 | Oklahoma City | Ok | US FOODS | Heart | Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources |
An employee was shoveling snow at a delivery location, experienced chest pains, and was hospitalized for a heart attack. | |||||
2021-02-15 | Moon Township | Pa | FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. | Heart | Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources |
On February 15, 2020, after shoveling snow in the yard, an employee went into the office and stated he felt ill. The employee was hospitalized due to suffering a heart attack. | |||||
2021-02-02 | New Rochelle | Ny | Samson Management Payroll Service Corp. | Heart | Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources |
An employee was removing snow at a property. He was using the company plow truck, shovels, and a snow blower. The employee experienced shortness of breath, chest pain, and fatigue. He was later hospitalized for a heart attack. | |||||
2021-02-01 | Tipp City | Oh | Meijer Distribution | Heart | Overexertion involving outside sources |
An employee who had been spreading salt had a heart attack and was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-01-19 | Wooster | Oh | Wooster Cemetery Association | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was cutting down a tree. It started to fall, then struck him as he ran away. He suffered three broken ribs in the lower back, a bruised heart, and blood in the lungs. | |||||
2021-01-06 | Fort Worth | Tx | United Apartment Group | Heart | Injured by physical contact with person while restraining, subduing-unintentional |
An employee suffered a heart attack after breaking up an altercation between an employee and a guest. | |||||
2020-10-19 | Yigo | Gu | BLACK CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION | Heart | Bodily conditions, n.e.c. |
An employee had been stripping foundation form work. The employee was in the break area when he got up to get a drink of water and collapsed due to a heart attack. | |||||
2020-09-26 | Mount Orab | Oh | Deltro Electric LTD | BODY SYSTEMS | Direct exposure to electricity |
An employee was cutting the heads off a solar panel harness when he touched the torque tube (metal frame on solar panel) and was shocked. He suffered a loss of consciousness and had an irregular heartbeat. | |||||
2020-09-18 | Dfw Airport | Tx | Flatiron Construction Inc. | Heart | Overexertion involving outside sources |
An employee returned from his lunch break and was performing labor which included removing dirt clods from a small trench. The employee was sweating and pale, and stated that his chest was hurting. The employee was hospitalized for a heart attack. | |||||
2020-09-15 | Huntsville | Al | Cook's Pest Control Inc | BODY SYSTEMS | Stings and venomous bites |
An employee was stung by a bee or wasp and was hospitalized for heart arrhythmia. | |||||
2020-09-01 | Christoval | Tx | Clearway Energy | BODY SYSTEMS | Direct exposure to electricity |
An employee was working on the wind farm and received an electric shock from a cattle gate. He was hospitalized, suffering from dizziness and a low heart rate. | |||||
2020-08-25 | Grand Prairie | Tx | Penske Logistics | Heart | Nonclassifiable |
An employee that had been driving a forklift suffered a heart attack. | |||||
2020-08-06 | Bristol | Pa | IEW Coonstruction Group | Heart | Nonclassifiable |
An employee had a heart attack while testing a transformer and removing the lines. | |||||
2020-08-04 | Austin | Tx | Osburn Contractors | Heart | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was hospitalized for a heart attack, possibly related to heat stress. | |||||
2020-08-04 | Calexico | Ca | U.S. Customs & Border Protection | Heart | Exposure to environmental heat |
On August 4, 2020, at approximately 4:20 PM, an employee was walking outside between work stations in extreme heat. The employee had his duty gear on and was carrying a backpack with first responder gear when he collapsed. The employee had a heart attack and was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-07-31 | Allentown | Pennsylvania | Pietrini Contractors, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was moving material from a loading dock to the seventh-floor level via hoist. He became dizzy, began to sweat heavily, and could not stand. He was hospitalized, suffering from dehydration and an elevated heart rate possibly due to heat exposure. | |||||
2020-06-26 | Mount Vernon | Ohio | Jeld-Wen, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
On June 26, 2020, a steel chain on a roll-off truck trailer broke and struck an employee on the arm, causing fractured ribs, a fractured sternum, a small contusion to the right lung, a heart contusion, a broken right hand (at the metacarpal joint), and a wrist laceration. | |||||
2020-06-22 | The Villages | Florida | ABM Industries, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
On 06/22/2020 at about 4:30 PM, an employee was off-loading equipment after doing eight hours of landscaping duties and riding for one hour in the air conditioned truck. He started feeling ill and was hospitalized for a heart attack and dehydration. | |||||
2020-06-02 | Houston | Texas | Skyline Forming South Texas, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to electricity |
An employee was wrecking on the first floor of a parking garage under construction. He placed a hand on a fence and felt an electrical shock through his arm. He was hospitalized with an increased heart rate and elevated blood pressure. | |||||
2020-05-28 | Lithia Springs | Georgia | Walmart | Heart | Overexertion involving outside sources |
An employee had been mopping and hand scrubbing spilled paint off the floor. The employee lost consciousness due to a possible heart attack. He fell and struck his head on a pallet jack. | |||||
2020-05-15 | Houston | Texas | The Comflow Company | Multiple trunk locations | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
A fire sprinkler pipe burst or became detached from an anchor, causing large pieces of piping to fall. A falling piece of the pipe stuck the employee in the shoulder and head. The employee suffered broken ribs, a broken sternum, a heart injury, two punctured lungs, and a crushed back vertebra that caused paralysis from the chest down. | |||||
2020-05-11 | Springville | Alabama | Walmart Supercenter#3386 | Heart | Overexertion involving outside sources |
An employee was unloading a general merchandise truck when he experienced chest pains. He was hospitalized with a heart attack. | |||||
2020-04-27 | Lantana | Florida | WM Lantana Recycling | Head and trunk | Nonclassifiable |
An employee who had been operating an excavator reported experiencing a headache, increased heart rate, and chest pains. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-04-13 | Livermore Falls | Maine | Cianbro Corporation | Heart | Nonclassifiable |
Employee was climbing down from a pole after assisting CMP with storm restoration and fell to the ground. He was hospitalized with a heart attack and pneumonia. | |||||
2020-04-07 | Bedford | New Hampshir | HAMPSHIRE FIRE PROTECTION, INC. | Heart | Overexertion involving outside sources |
An employee had been unloading material from a truck. The employee had a heart attack and was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-03-24 | Saint Louis | Missouri | Gateway Arch National Park | Heart | Overexertion and bodily reaction |
An employee who had been exercising, experienced a heart attack and was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-03-04 | Delta | Ohio | AWL Transport, Inc. | Heart | Overexertion and bodily reaction |
An employee removed the tarp from a load on her truck, suffered a heart attack, and was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-02-26 | Carlinville | Illinois | Heritage Health | Heart | Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources |
An employee arrived at work and started shoveling snow. Within minutes, the employee felt upper chest pain and went back inside to alert others. The employee was hospitalized for a heart attack and underwent surgery. | |||||
2020-02-18 | La Grange | Illinois | Edward D. Jones & Co., LP | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to traumatic or stressful event, n.e.c. |
An employee was verbally harassed by a client and experienced extreme heart palpitations and a spike in blood pressure, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2020-01-11 | Houston | Texas | Corrugated Concepts and Packaging, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to traumatic or stressful event, n.e.c. |
An employee felt ill after a fatality occurred in the workplace, requiring hospitalization for a possible heart problem. | |||||
2019-08-22 | Grinnell | Iowa | U.S. Postal Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Stings and venomous bites |
An employee was delivering mail to a residence when he was stung by a wasp or bee. The employee had a severe allergic reaction and went into anaphylactic shock which caused a heart attack. | |||||
2019-08-18 | Norman | Oklahoma | OG & E | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
A meter technician was replacing a CT meter loop that had been damaged during a storm; he had been working outdoors most of the day. He became ill, with blurred vision and disorientation. He was hospitalized for dehydration and/or heart-related issues. | |||||
2019-08-07 | Macon | Georgia | Southern DirtWorks, LLC | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee was using an excavator along with a chain to pull a dump truck that was stuck. The chain broke and hit the employee in the chest causing a laceration, a bruise, a cracked sternum, and also caused his heart to beat out of rhythm. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-07-21 | Lubbock | Texas | Hydrite Chemical Company | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee felt symptoms of a heart attack and was admitted to hospital with heat stress. | |||||
2019-07-16 | New Orleans | Louisiana | Sodexo, INC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee had been cutting grass on a tractor. The employee was found laying on the break room floor. He was shaking, feeling ill, and could not get up on his own. He was hospitalized with possible dehydration, a heart attack, or heat stroke. | |||||
2019-06-14 | Liberty | Texas | U.S. Postal Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
After delivering mail on a rural route, an employee experienced an aggravated heartbeat due to heat stress, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2019-06-03 | Mineral Wells | West Virgini | System One Holdings LLC | Heart | Walking, without other incident-single episode |
A pipeline inspector was walking up a hill when he started having pain in his chest and shoulder. The employee was hospitalized for a potential heart issue. | |||||
2019-05-24 | Waller | Texas | Lofton Security Service, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle |
An employee was patrolling the complex in a golf cart when the employee collided with a stationary trailer, suffering a laceration to the right leg, body contusions, a bruised aorta, and a blood clot in the heart. | |||||
2019-05-15 | Bay Saint Louis | Mississippi | Ochsun Hancock Medical Center | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure through medical injection |
An employee had a reaction to an MMR vaccination; they had chest pains and an elevated heart rate. | |||||
2019-04-21 | Wichita | Kansas | Allied Universal Security | Heart | Intentional injury by other person, n.e.c. |
An employee was in the office zip tying two individuals to a security vehicle and was struck with a taser twice in the mid-section causing the employee to suffer a heart attack. | |||||
2019-04-18 | Dfw Airport | Texas | American Airlines | BODY SYSTEMS | Overexertion involving outside sources |
An employee was unloading baggage and suffered a heart attack. | |||||
2019-04-03 | Houston | Texas | Volt Power, LLC | Heart | Bodily conditions, n.e.c. |
An employee had a heart attack while at work. The employee was descending a utility pole when he began to present symptoms. | |||||
2019-03-04 | Newport | Rhode Island | Navy Exchange | BODY SYSTEMS | Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources |
While shoveling snow from a sidewalk, an employee felt a racing heart, chest pains, and shortness of breath. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-02-26 | Model City | New York | Modern Corporation | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to traumatic or stressful event, n.e.c. |
An employee was inspecting a compactor and saw an electrical wire near the compactor. The employee then suffered a panic attack involving shortness of breath, dizziness, and heart racing. | |||||
2019-02-22 | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | St. Moritz Building Services Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Injured by physical contact with person while restraining, subduing-unintentional |
A security guard was injured while trying to break up a fight between students. He was punched and kicked and hospitalized for elevated blood pressure and heart rate. | |||||
2019-02-11 | Oswego | New York | Harbor Freight Tools | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Exposure to harmful substances or environments, n.e.c. |
An employee was hospitalized when his pacemaker was exposed to magnetic fields causing an irregular heartbeat. | |||||
2019-01-29 | Austin | Texas | BMS Cat, Inc. | Heart | Overexertion and bodily reaction |
An employee was taking out the trash at a worksite and suffered a suspected heart attack. | |||||
2019-01-23 | Centennial | Colorado | Terracare Associates | Heart | Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources |
An employee suffered a heart attack while shoveling road salt from the back of a truck. | |||||
2018-09-19 | Lancaster | Pennsylvania | Lancaster General Hospital | Heart | Exposure to traumatic or stressful event, n.e.c. |
An employee suffered a heart attack after arguing with another employee. | |||||
2018-09-15 | San Antonio | Texas | Walmart 2404 | BODY SYSTEMS | Bodily conditions, n.e.c. |
An employee was stocking freight and suffered a heart attack. | |||||
2018-09-05 | Pinellas Park | Florida | Lakeshore Employment, Inc. | Heart | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
Two employees were trimming trees and bushes in a mobile home park when they both had heart attacks due to possible oleander bush poisoning. They were both hospitalized. | |||||
2018-08-23 | Orlando | Florida | Rue Quality Systems, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
After reporting to work at 7:00 a.m., an employee became lethargic and shaky at about 9:30. Suffering from possible heat exhaustion, he was hospitalized for testing related to a possible heart attack. | |||||
2018-08-21 | Metairie | Louisiana | Sam's Club | Heart | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving |
Two employees were arguing in the break room when one of the employees punched the other employee in the face. The injured employee's chest later began hurting, and he suffered a heart attack. | |||||
2018-08-16 | Corning | New York | Quality Structures, Inc. | Heart | Nonclassifiable |
An employee suffered a heart attack after excavating concrete, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2018-08-13 | Watkins | Colorado | People Ready | Heart | Nonclassifiable |
An employee was hospitalized for a suspected heart attack while installing solar panels. | |||||
2018-08-09 | Fall River | Massachusett | Steward Healthcare | Heart | Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode |
On August 9, 2018, while bending over a patient's stretcher to draw blood, an employee developed back pain and difficulty breathing possibly related to a heart attack. | |||||
2018-08-08 | Piqua | Ohio | Crane Pumps and Systems | Heart | Exposure to other harmful substances |
An employee mixed epoxy paint and thinner (two-part epoxy) and added it to a pneumatic spray gun before entering a negative pressure paint booth to paint a pump. The employee wore safety glasses, gloves, and a half-mask respirator before entering the paint booth. Within 10 minutes of removing the respirator and cleaning the gun, the employee began itching due to a suspected allergic reaction to the paint. The employee was hospitalized for a possible heart attack. | |||||
2018-07-30 | Katy | Texas | USPS | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
After finishing a delivery, an employee began experiencing dizziness, shortness of breath, sweating, and a racing heart, possibly heat-related. | |||||
2018-07-23 | Huntington | West Virgini | Richwood Investment Casting, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Bodily conditions, n.e.c. |
On 07/23/18, an employee was working with a grinder and low carbon cast steel shot that contained iron, manganese, carbon, and silica. He experienced respiratory issues and leg and foot swelling. He was hospitalized for congestive heart failure. | |||||
2018-07-02 | New Florence | Pennsylvania | GREGORI CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING, INC | Heart | Overexertion and bodily reaction |
An employee working outside applying grout began showing signs of physical distress including sharp pain in the right back, shoulder and arm areas. The employee was hospitalized for a heart attack. | |||||
2018-06-30 | Bethlehem | Pennsylvania | F.A.Rohrbach Inc. | Heart | Nonclassifiable |
An employee was hospitalized after suffering a heart attack while installing a concrete pad on June 30, 2018. | |||||
2018-06-28 | Garden Valley | Idaho | Centennial Job Corps | BODY SYSTEMS | Walking, without other incident-single episode |
A student wildland firefighter was being trained on a prescribed burn and was hiking up a 2.5 mile incline when he began to have a rapid heart rate and difficulty breathing. The student was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-06-16 | Cincinnati | Ohio | The Cincinnati Reds, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
While working in high temperatures, an employee suffered a rapid heart rate, stomach pain, and weakness due to heat stress. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-06-14 | Carson City | Nevada | Bureau of Land Management, Carson City | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was unloading and loading multiple boxes of supplies in a supply trailer when he suffered heat-related symptoms, including heartburn, vomiting, and thirst. He was hospitalized. The supply trailer was not air conditioned and the outside temperature was in the 90-degree range at the time of the incident. | |||||
2018-06-02 | Columbus | Ohio | RIVERSIDE METHODIST HOSPITAL | Heart | Injured by physical contact with person while restraining, subduing-unintentional |
An employee was restraining a patient in the emergency department when the employee experienced chest pain and an irregular heartbeat. | |||||
2018-06-01 | Cleveland | Ohio | Eliza Jennings Nursing Home | Heart | Overexertion involving outside sources |
On 6/01/2018, an employee had a heart attack and collapsed after taking care of a patient, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2018-05-29 | Hartford | Wisconsin | Walmart 5463 | Heart | Overexertion involving outside sources |
An employee was stocking shelves and suffered a heart attack. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-05-24 | Lutz | Florida | NeuroRestorative | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was outside doing maintenance tasks when he suddenly experienced symptoms compatible with heat-related illness (increased heart rate, profuse sweating, feeling of lightheadedness, and tingling in arms). | |||||
2018-05-23 | West Chester | Ohio | Cabela's Wholesale, L.L.C. | BODY SYSTEMS | Nonclassifiable |
An employee was training when he became lightheaded and experienced an irregular heartbeat. | |||||
2018-05-17 | Racine | Wisconsin | Uihlein Electric | Heart | Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode |
An employee was pulling wire and installing conduit and suffered a heart attack. | |||||
2018-05-11 | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | H&H Plumbing and Utilities, Inc. | Heart | Overexertion and bodily reaction |
An employee suffered a heart attack while laying water line pipe at a construction project. | |||||
2018-04-19 | Brent | Alabama | U.S. Forest Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Other exertions or bodily reactions |
An employee experienced fatigue, jaw pain and a rapid heartbeat while hiking. | |||||
2018-03-29 | Cape Canaveral | Florida | Lockheed Martin Corporation | Heart | Multiple types of exertions and bodily reactions |
An employee was hospitalized after showing signs of a possible heart attack while completing a work-related treadmill stress test to keep his SCAPE certification. | |||||
2018-03-28 | Shirley | New York | Luitpold Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to other harmful substances |
An employee felt chest pain and heart palpitations while working in a staging area outside a pharmaceutical filling room. The condition possibly resulted from chemical sensitivity. | |||||
2018-03-15 | Triadelphia | West Virgini | Cabela's Wholesale LLC | Heart | Overexertion involving outside sources |
On March 15, 2018, at approximately 11:05 a.m., an employee complained of chest pains while working in the receiving department, transferring cardboard boxes that weighed 50 lbs. or less to wooden pallets. The employee was hospitalized for a possible heart attack. | |||||
2018-03-09 | Waterbury | Connecticut | I81 Constructors | Heart | Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources |
An employee was shoveling snow, went on a break and collapsed from a possible heart attack after returning from the break. | |||||
2018-02-21 | Collins | Mississippi | SANDERSON FARMS | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was cleaning a heart and liver machine and raised a cover to remove chicken parts. His right hand contacted the moving machine parts, resulting in an open fracture to the third finger. The machine was not shut down at the time. | |||||
2018-02-20 | Lakeland | Florida | Haverty Furniture Company, Inc. | Heart | Overexertion and bodily reaction |
An employee was unloading a truck when he began feeling sick. He was taken to the hospital where he suffered a heart attack. | |||||
2018-02-03 | Lakeland | Florida | Publix Super Markets, Inc. | Heart | Overexertion and bodily reaction |
An employee was cleaning the floor in the security post when he began having pain that radiated from his neck down his left arm. The employee suffered a heart attack. | |||||
2018-01-03 | Pascagoula | Mississippi | U.S. Coast Guard | BODY SYSTEMS | Overexertion involving outside sources, n.e.c. |
An employee was riding his bicycle and suffered a heart attack. | |||||
2017-10-14 | Oregon | Ohio | Mercy Health | BODY SYSTEMS | Injured by physical contact with person while restraining, subduing-unintentional |
On October 14, 2017, at approximately 7:00 p.m. an employee was hospitalized due to a possible heart attack after restraining a combative patient. | |||||
2017-09-22 | Weslaco | Texas | U.S. Customs and Border Protection | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
While processing detainees at a desk, an employee experienced shortness of breath and an accelerated heart rate due to heat stress. | |||||
2017-09-14 | Mount Vernon | Ohio | JELD-WEN, INC. | Multiple body parts | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
On September 14, 2017, an employee was hospitalized after suffering a head injury while operating a glass cutting machine. The employee bent down to the floor and was struck on the head by the moving bridge of the machine. The employee also suffered a heart attack. | |||||
2017-08-31 | Saddle Brook | New Jersey | Samtay, Inc. | Heart | Overexertion involving outside sources |
An employee was unloading equipment from a work vehicle when his heart began beating rapidly. | |||||
2017-07-25 | Cincinnati | Ohio | OK Interiors | BODY SYSTEMS | Overexertion and bodily reaction |
An employee was finishing drywall and suffered a heart attack. | |||||
2017-07-19 | Newark | New Jersey | Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement | BODY SYSTEMS | Overexertion and bodily reaction |
An agent was working out in the gym and had a mild heart attack. |