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Accident: 125989.015 - Employee Receives Heat Injury While Doing Roofing Work And D
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1474569.015 | 05/08/2020 | Waterproofing Associates Inc. |
At 12:00 p.m. on May 8, 2020, an employee was hot mopping a roof as part of a ro ofing operation. Just before lunch break, the employee walked over to the shad s tructure on the roof to take a break. The employee was feeling "off", weak and d izzy. Coworker #1 sent another coworker to get some water and a Gatorade to hyd rate the employee. After approximately forty minutes the employee attempted to d escend the ladder and missed. Coworker #1 sent coworker 2 to call 911 emergency services and then loaded the employee onto a sheet of plywood and had him lowere d by forklift. Upon reaching the ground, the employee began shaking and had bloo d splatter around his mouth. The employee was taken by ambulance to a local hosp ital, where he later died of a heart attack due to heat injury.
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial building | Alteration or rehabilitation | 1 | 13 | X | |||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1474569.015 | 51 | M | Fatality | Roofers | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Roofing FatCause: |