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Accident: 125880831 - Employee Dies From Heat Stroke While Working On Roof
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 125880831 | 11/14/2005 | 1761 | W A Johnson Construction |
On November 1, 2005, Employee #1 was working on the roof of a residential house. It was his first day performing this type of work. He began work at 8:30 a.m., took a 1-hour lunch break at 11:30 a.m., and resumed work at 12:30 p.m. His supervisor went to check on Employee #1 and found him on the roof sprawled out, breathing heavily, and unresponsive. Emergency services were called and Employee #1 was pronounced dead upon their arrival. The accident investigation revealed that the environmental risk factors, combined with the heavy work load, and a preexisting medical condition caused Employee #1 to suffer a fatal heat stroke.
Keywords:
shock, roof, heat stroke, roofer, heat exhaustion
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single family or duplex dwelling | Maintenance or repair | Under $50,000 | 1 | X | |||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 125880831 | Fatality | Heat Exhaustion | Construction trades, n.e.c. | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Roofing FatCause: Heat/hypothermia |