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Accident Summary Nr: 125989.015 - Employee receives heat injury while doing roofing work and d

Accident Summary Nr: 125989.015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 05/08/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1474569.015	05/08/2020		238160	Waterproofing Associates Inc.

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on May 8, 2020, an employee was hot mopping a roof as part of a roofing operation. Just before lunch break, the employee walked over to the shad structure on the roof to take a break. The employee was feeling "off", weak and dizzy. Coworker #1 sent another coworker to get some water and a Gatorade to hydrate the employee. After approximately forty minutes the employee attempted to descend 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 lowered by forklift. Upon reaching the ground, the employee began shaking and had blood splatter around his mouth. The employee was taken by ambulance to a local hospital, where he later died of a heart attack due to heat injury.

Keywords: Dizziness, Heart Attack, Heat-related illness , Roof, Roofer, Water

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	13	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1474569.015	51	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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