Intermountain Gas Company, Inc.
Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources — Myocardial infarction (heart attack) — BOISE, IDAHO
| Employer | Intermountain Gas Company, Inc. | Report ID | 2021086421 |
| Address | 10924 W Halstad Ct | City, State ZIP | BOISE, IDAHO 83713 |
| Event Date | August 2, 2021 | 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 | Heat-environmental | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 221210 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.62000, -116.31000 | ||
Incident Narrative
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.
Incident Summary
On August 2, 2021, a worker at Intermountain Gas Company, Inc. in BOISE, IDAHO 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
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