Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128787.015 - Employee suffers heat illness at highway bridge jobsite

Accident Summary Nr: 128787.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 08/18/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1488988.015	08/19/2020		237310	Brosamer & Wall, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:40 p.m. on August 18, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a highway/street contractor. The jobsite was a highway bridge. On the date of the accident, the outside temperature was 105F and it was smoky from wildfires. Employee #1 was new apprentice carpenter, assigned to non-strenuous tasks, such as, fetching items needed by the crew (water, lumber, etc.). Employee #1 became dizzy and stumbled on two separate occasions due to apparent heat illness. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital for treatment.

Keywords: Dizziness, Heat, Heat Exhaustion, Heat index, Heat-related illness , Medical Attention

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1488988.015	33	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause:

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