Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118997.015 - Employee is sickened in possible heat-related event

Accident Summary Nr: 118997.015 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 08/08/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1423781.015	08/14/2019		238160	Tecta America Southeast Llc

Abstract: At 2:45 p.m. on August 8, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a roofing contractor, was manually installing a PVC membrane on the flat roof of a building at a military base during hot weather. The employee began to feel ill and began experiencing leg cramps, symptoms suspected of being heat-related. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment. It was learned that the employee had a medical condition unrelated to heat exposure.

Keywords: Construction, Cramp, Heat, Heat-related illness , Illness, Installing, Leg, Roof, Weather

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1423781.015	33	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers: Helpers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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