# Myocardial infarction (heart attack) at Crane Pumps and Systems
> OSHA SIR `2018088111` · 8/8/2018 · PIQUA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Heart
- **Nature of injury:** Myocardial infarction (heart attack)
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to other harmful substances, unspecified
- **Source:** Multiple chemicals or chemical mixtures, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Crane Pumps and Systems
- **Location:** 420 Third St., PIQUA, OHIO, 45356
- **NAICS:** 336312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee mixed epoxy paint and thinner (two-part epoxy) and added it to a pneumatic spray gun before entering a negative pressure paint booth to paint a pump. The employee wore safety glasses, gloves, and a half-mask respirator before entering the paint booth. Within 10 minutes of removing the respirator and cleaning the gun, the employee began itching due to a suspected allergic reaction to the paint. The employee was hospitalized for a possible heart attack.

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