Although hard hats provide the human skull with protection, there are some objects that are just too large and heavy to protect anyone against - like a metal beam.
On March 1st, 2018, a Brooklyn construction worker was on the job when the worst happened - a metal beam slipped from the blocks it was placed on and fell directly on his head. The impact not only hurt his head and caused a potential brain injury, but the stress of the injury also cause his body to go into immediate cardiac arrest and he stopped breathing.
Paramedics Rush To Provide Construction Worker With Aid
Although paramedics arrived quickly on scene and coworkers administered CPR until they arrived, he still wasn't breathing when he was loaded into the ambulance.
Although a heart attack can certainly be caused by failing to eat right and exercise, researchers have found that a larger percentage than previously thought are caused by stress and often, on the job stress. On the job stress can include both physical and metal stress and the when a heart attack occurs, this is referred to as stress cardiomyopathy.
Workers like this construction worker can obtain workers' compensation for both the injuries they sustain externally in the accident and the resulting heart attack if they are lucky enough to survive both. In the worst case, when the worker dies because of the damage their body sustains, their loved ones have the right to seek death benefits from workers' comp which will help them to stay financially afloat while they deal with the loss of their family member.
