# Myocardial infarction (heart attack) at Scheck Mechanical Corporation
> OSHA SIR `20171211905` · 12/15/2017 · BALDWIN, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Myocardial infarction (heart attack)
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-multiple episodes
- **Source:** Overhead hoists-manual
## Employer
- **Name:** Scheck Mechanical Corporation
- **Location:** 10901 Baldwin Rd, BALDWIN, ILLINOIS, 62217
- **NAICS:** 236210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The employee was part of a scaffold construction crew.  During the course of the work day, the employee had been passing materials to higher scaffold levels from the ground level through the use of ropes and pulleys. Immediately prior to the incident, the employee had been conversing with another crew member while in the process of looking for an electrical cord. The employee became very pale and sweaty and suffered an apparent heart attack.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*