Heritage Health
Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources — Myocardial infarction (heart attack) — CARLINVILLE, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Heritage Health | Report ID | 2020021882 |
| Address | 1200 University St | City, State ZIP | CARLINVILLE, ILLINOIS 62626 |
| Event Date | February 26, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Myocardial infarction (heart attack) | Body Part | Heart |
| Event Type | Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources | Source of Injury | Shovels |
| Secondary Source | Ice, sleet, snow | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 621999 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.29000, -89.87000 | ||
Incident Narrative
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.
Incident Summary
On February 26, 2020, a worker at Heritage Health in CARLINVILLE, ILLINOIS suffered myocardial infarction (heart attack) to the heart. The incident was classified as multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources, with shovels identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 93 severe injury reports involving "Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources" incidents in our database. Browse all Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources injuries.
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