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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 129577.015 - Employee'S Death May Be Heat-Related

**Accident: 129577.015 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 05/26/2020**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1493376.015	09/18/2020		Voyton Contractors

At 2:00 p.m. on May 26, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, w as engaged in roofing work at a residential building. He died onsite, either du ring roofing at a height of 10 feet or while resting at ground level. The subse quent medical report was inconclusive as to cause of death, but evidence indicat ed environmental heat stress, hyperthermia-inducing drugs, or a combination of t he two.

Keywords: drug overdose, heat stroke, heat-related illness , residential construction, roof, roofer

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation				10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1493376.015	38	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Roofing FatCause:

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