The accident investigation below was opened on Tuesday, February 3rd 2015 by OSHA representitives in Fort Edward, NY after learning of an incident at Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex Boces which had occured on Friday, January 30th 2015. A 66 year old man working as a was killed on the job when the employee died of heat attack at work.
Accident Date2015-01-30
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt approximately 3:00 p.m. on January 30, 2015, an employee, working on the second shift between 3:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., was found by the evening Shift Supervisor, on a hallway floor in a semi-conscious state. The Supervisor called an ambulance and the employee was brought to the hospital. The employees family informed the employer that the employee died on January 31, 2015 of myocardial rupture, Type A Aortic Dissection.