Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117600.015 - Employee is sickened with symptoms of heat stroke

Accident Summary Nr: 117600.015 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 06/06/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1412543.015	07/02/2019		236220	Watts Construction Group, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on June 6, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was performing work related to the rehabilitation of a 12-story commercial building. He was moving building materials onto and from the hoist. He walked up to the twelfth floor to unload the material. He complained about feeling sick and walked back down to street level, where coworkers provided him with drinking water. Emergency services were called and transported the employee to the hospital. He was admitted for treatment of apparent heat stroke.

Keywords: Climbing, Construction, Dehydration, Dizziness, Heat, Heat Stroke, Heat-related illness , Hoist, Loading, Nausea, Unloading, Walking Surface, Weather, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1412543.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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