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Accident Summary Nr: 127831.015 - Employee clearing creek bed is killed from heat-related illn

Accident Summary Nr: 127831.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 07/15/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1483749.015	07/16/2020		237990	Dci Contracting Inc

Abstract: At 6:00 p.m. on July 15, 2020, Employee #1 and coworkers, employed by a civil engineering construction company, were engaged in a week-long assignment to clear a creek bed of vegetation so a concrete flood control channel could be installed. They worked for 8 to 10 hours per day using STHL FS 111 R gasoline-powered trimmers that weighed approximately 12 pounds, brush cutters, and machetes to cut and hack at branches, trees, and vegetation. Employee #1 was found unconscious by a coworker. The supervisor performed CPR while waiting for emergency services to arrive. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Cause of death was heat-related illness.

Keywords: CPR, Construction, Equipment Operator, Hand Tool, Heat Stroke, Heat-related illness , Landscaper, Tree Trimming, Unconsciousness, Weather

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition			0	0	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1483749.015	25	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Landscaping Fatality Cause:

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