Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118003.015 - Employee sustains heat exhaustion while tearing off roofing

Accident Summary Nr: 118003.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 07/10/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1415790.015	07/17/2019		238160	Teamcraft Roofing

Abstract: At 9:15 a.m. on July 10, 2019, an employee working as a roofer for a roofing contractor was tearing off of a roof section on a commercial building. Coworker #1 noticed that the employee was sweating profusely and did not look well. Coworker #1 mentioned it to Coworker #2 (superintendent). Coworker #2 took the employee off the roof and had him transported back to the hotel to take a shower in attempt to cool his body. The employee started to experience cramps. Coworker #2 transported the employee to the hospital to get medical attention, where he was hospitalized.

Keywords: Commercial Building, Construction, Cramp, Dehydration, Heat Exhaustion, Heat index, Heat-related illness , High Temperature, Humidity, Muscle cramps , Overheated, Roof, Roofer, Weather

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation				50

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1415790.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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