Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117426.015 - Employee suffers heat exhaustion and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 117426.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 06/19/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1410553.015	06/24/2019		562111	Nate'S Sanitation Service, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:15 p.m. on June 19,, 2019, an employee was emptying residential trash containers into the back of a garbage truck when his coworker noted a change in character and directed the employee to sit inside the truck's air conditioned cab. The employee became unresponsive and later died. The medical examiner's preliminary report indicated that the employee died from heat exposure or drug abuse.

Keywords: Heat, Heat Exhaustion, Heat Stroke

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1410553.015	32	M	Fatality		Garbage collectors

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