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Accident Summary Nr: 133195.015 - Employee sustains possible heat illness while spot paving

Accident Summary Nr: 133195.015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 08/13/2020
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1490476.01508/20/2020237110Exaro Technologies Corporation

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on August 13, 2020, an employee was working as a construction laborer for a general engineering contractor that specializes in infrastructure protection services. The employee had been an employee of the employer for approximately 5 years. The employee reported to Coworker #1, his immediate manager, and Coworker #2, his immediate supervisor and lead foreman. The crew worked Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The employer was contracted by the local utility to locate gas and telephone lines in preparation for a water line installation. The employer had been on site for approximately 2 days. The employee was working on a crew performing spot paving to cover small dig out holes used for locating utility lines. The crew was performing the working using a vacuum truck and a dump truck filled with asphalt, along with other paving tools. Coworker #2 assigned the employee to perform the spot paving. They arrived at the job site at approximately 7:30 a.m. and began working. As the morning progressed, the employee started to feel hot and fatigued. He notified Coworker #2 who instructed the employee to take a break in air-conditioned truck and to drink water. Coworker #2 went to check on the employee at which time he noticed the employee was still sweating profusely. Coworker #2 called for emergency medical services. The employee stated that he had been unusually tired and didn't feel like himself that morning, but he didn't say anything thinking it was just fatigue from the prior night. It was discovered that the employee had underlying medical conditions that may have contributed to him feeling ill that day. The employee was hospitalized to treat possible heat-related illness.

Keywords: Construction, Dehydration, Heat, Heat Exhaustion, Heat Injury Prevention Program, Heat-related illness , High Temperature, Highway, Laborer, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Road, Road Paving, Temperature, Underlying Medical Condition, Weather
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Highway, road, street Other  

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 1490476.015 50 M Hospitalized injury Construction Laborer Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Paving
Fatality Cause:

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