Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130085.015 - Employee passes out from heat illness while cleaning tanker

Accident Summary Nr: 130085.015 -- Report ID: 0155010 -- Event Date: 07/20/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1485152.015	07/21/2020		484121	Richard I. Green, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:14 p.m. on July 20, 2020, an employee was cleaning the inside of a empty 7,000 gallon, 38-foot long, single dome chocolate storage tanker using a hand held power washer. The employee lost consciousness and was hospitalized due to "heat stress".

Keywords: Cleaning, Confined Space, Entry Permit, Food processing, Heat, Heat Exhaustion, Heat index, Heat-related illness , High Temperature, Loss of consciousness, Lost consciousness, Overheated, Tank, Temperature, Unconsciousness, Warning Sign

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1485152.015	65	M	Hospitalized injury		Miscellaneous hand working occupations

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