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Accident Summary Nr: 130818.015 - Employee sustains heat exhaustion while using post hole digg

Accident Summary Nr: 130818.015 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 05/26/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1478983.015	06/08/2020		926130	County Of Tulare Resource Management Agency

Abstract: At 2:40 p.m. on May 26, 2020, an employee working as a construction laborer for a County resource management agency was using a post hole digger to dig a hole for a sign. While performing the strenuous work in the heat, the employee reported that he began to feel ill. The employee received medical treatment for heat exhaustion and dehydration but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Construction, Dehydration, Dig, Heat Exhaustion, Heat Injury Prevention Program, Heat index, Heat-related illness , High Temperature, Illness, Laborer, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Temperature, Weather

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation				0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1478983.015	43	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause:

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