Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117932.015 - Employee sustains heat stress while unloading pipes in high

Accident Summary Nr: 117932.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 07/09/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1415201.015	07/15/2019		237110	Oscar Renda Contracting Inc.

Abstract: On July 9, 2019, an employee working for a piping installation contractor was unloading wooden beams from pipes. The employee was exposed to excessive heat conditions for two days. The employee was hospitalized for three days to treat a heat illness.

Keywords: Construction, Dehydration, Heat, Heat Exhaustion, Heat Injury Prevention Program, Heat index, Heat-related illness , High Temperature, Illness, Laborer, Material Handling, Metal Pipe, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Overheated, Unloading, Water, Weather

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		Alteration or rehabilitation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1415201.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury

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