Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112484.015 - Employee working in hot sun sustains heat exhaustion

Accident Summary Nr: 112484.015 -- Report ID: 0950647 -- Event Date: 07/12/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1340760.015	07/16/2018		561320	Mid Cal Labor Solutions, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:20 p.m. on July 12, 2018, an employee was working for a temporary staffing agency. It was a hot day. He was shoveling and watering down dirt at a worksite. He had been performing this strenuous work all day in direct sunlight. When he went home, he began experiencing the signs and symptoms of heat illness. He had sustained heat exhaustion. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Construction, Heat, Heat Exhaustion, Manual Mat Handling, Shovel

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1340760.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause:

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