Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc.
Overexertion involving outside sources, unspecified — Myocardial infarction (heart attack) — ARCADIA, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. | Report ID | 2019055346 |
| Address | One Ashley Way | City, State ZIP | ARCADIA, WISCONSIN 54612 |
| Event Date | May 28, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Myocardial infarction (heart attack) | Body Part | Heart |
| Event Type | Overexertion involving outside sources, unspecified | Source of Injury | Wood, lumber, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 337121 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 44.25000, -91.50000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was found on the floor between two stacks of lumber. The employee had been stacking lumber in the frame mill upholstery department. The employee was hospitalized for cardiac arrest.
Incident Summary
On May 28, 2019, a worker at Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. in ARCADIA, WISCONSIN suffered myocardial infarction (heart attack) to the heart. The incident was classified as overexertion involving outside sources, unspecified, with wood, lumber, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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