| Inspection Information - Office: Harrisburg |
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| Nr: 312505993 | Report ID:0316700 | Open Date: 09/02/2009 |
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| Tomlinson, Bomberger Pruning & Removal |
6064 North Strickler Road
Manheim, PA 17545 |
| Union Status: NonUnion |
| SIC: 0783/Ornamental Shrub and Tree Services | | NAICS: 561730/Landscaping Services |
| Mailing: 3055 Yellow Goose Road, Lancaster, PA 17601 |
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| Inspection Type: | Accident |
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N |
| Ownership: | Private |
| Safety/Health: | Health | Close Conference: | 09/18/2009 |
| | Close Case: | 12/02/2009 |
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| Optional Information: | Type | ID | Value |
| | N | 10 | IMMLANG-Y |
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| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| | Accident | 100571397 |
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| Accident Investigation Summary |
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| Summary Nr: 200571388 | Event: 09/01/2009 | Employee Collapse Due To Heat Stroke Later Dies |
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At approximately 2:00 p.m. on September 1, 2009, Employee #1, a grounds man, was working with a coworker pruning trees. It was between 89-95 degrees outside, when Employee #1 collapsed. He was hospitalized for heat stroke. His temperature was 107.7 degrees. After several days on a ventilator, doctor's decided to do surgery, to put a tracheostomy in. Employee #1 died on September 1, 2009, from complications of the tracheostomy. The final diagnosis for death was heat stroke and rhabdomyolysis resulting in multiorgan failure.
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| Keywords: |
heat, heat stroke, tree, tree trimming, collapse
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Occupation |
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312505993 |
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Fatality |
Heat Exhaustion |
Timber cutting and logging occupations |
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