Balford Farms
Overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified — Myocardial infarction (heart attack) — ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Balford Farms | Report ID | 20171211692 |
| Address | 711 N. Brick Street | City, State ZIP | ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 18102 |
| Event Date | December 9, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Myocardial infarction (heart attack) | Body Part | BODY SYSTEMS |
| Event Type | Overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified | Source of Injury | Nonclassifiable |
| Industry (NAICS) | 424430 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.61000, -75.45000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee suffered a cardiac incident while delivering a load to a customer causing him to fall out of lift gate and hit his head.
Incident Summary
On December 9, 2017, a worker at Balford Farms in ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA suffered myocardial infarction (heart attack) to the body systems. The incident was classified as overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 77 severe injury reports involving "Overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified injuries.
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