Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119897.015 - Employee develops heat exhaustion after spray painting tasks

Accident Summary Nr: 119897.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 09/06/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1431324.015	09/16/2019		811121	Caliber Holdings Corporation

Abstract: At 6:00 p.m. on September 6, 2019, an employee was mixing paint prepping for a spray painting project. After work, the employee felt ill due to dehydration and the hot work environment in the heated paint booth. The wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT) was 88.8 degrees Fahrenheit (heat index of 125 degrees Fahrenheit) in the paint booth and the mixing room. The employee required hospitalization due to heat exhaustion.

Keywords: Automobile, Automotive Repair, Dehydration, Heat Exhaustion, Heat Injury Prevention Program, Heat index, High Temperature, Lack of Work Procedures, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Overheated, Paint, Paint Booth, Painter, Spray Painting, Temperature, Weather

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1431324.015	53	M	Hospitalized injury		Painting and paint spraying machine operators

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