Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117645.015 - Employee digging holes dies from heat stroke

Accident Summary Nr: 117645.015 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 07/01/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1412918.015	07/02/2019		237130	Smith Mountain Investments, Llc

Abstract: At 7:30 p.m. on July 1, 2019, Employee #1, on his first day employed by a utility pole services company, had dug 48 18-inch deep holes around wood telephone poles so that other employees could perform inspections of the poles' bases. The outside temperature was high on this day, and Employee #1 had been performing heavy physical work since 6:30 a.m. Employee #1 collapsed and could not be revived. Emergency services were called, and he was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead from hyperthermia, dehydration, and cardiac arrest.

Keywords: Cardiac Arrest, Construction, Heat, Heat Stroke, Utility Pole

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Maintenance or repair			0	0	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1412918.015	27	M	Fatality		Inspectors, testers and graders	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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