Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133587.015 - Employee suffers heat-related illness and migraine headache

Accident Summary Nr: 133587.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 08/26/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1496770.015	08/28/2020		332311	Preferred Modular Structures, Inc.

Abstract: On August 26, 2020, Employee #1 was overseeing the installation of a Bailey Bridge, involving 20-minute work/40-minute rest cycles. Employee #1 has a predisposition for having migraine headaches, due to head injuries he suffered in the military. At 10:00-11:00 a.m., Employee #1 began getting a headache, and he waited too long to take his migraine medication at 12:30 p.m. Due to his migraine headache, at about 1:40 p.m., Employee #1 vomited up his medication and water. Employee #1 told a coworker that he was not feeling well. The coworker drove Employee #1 to an air-conditioned indoor building, located one mile away from the site. At the end of the drive, Employee #1 showed signs of distress and collapsed as he exited the vehicle. A Park Ranger First Responder, called 911 and applied ice packs to Employee #1 until the paramedics arrived. Employee #1 suffered from heat exhaustion and a migraine headache and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Collapse, Headache, Heat Exhaustion, Heat Injury Prevention Program, Heat index, Heat-related illness , Overheated, Vomit

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Other			0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1496770.015	37	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Placing bridge girders and beams Fatality Cause:

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