Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 111127.015 - Employee receives heat illness during roofing work

Accident Summary Nr: 111127.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 05/29/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1319717.015	06/01/2018		238130	Production Framing, Inc

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on May 29, 2018, an employee worked to frame a new roof during ninety seven degree weather. The night prior the employee consumed large amounts of water and five or six beers after coming home from doing similar work. After working the day, the employee went home and later began to have severe leg cramps. The employee went to a local hospital for treatment and was hospitalized for two days for dehydration, headache, and hyponatremia.

Keywords: Dehydration, Heat index, Heat-related illness , Leg, Roof, Roofer

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1319717.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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