Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 137341.015 - Employee is killed by heat-related illness while constructin

Accident Summary Nr: 137341.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 07/17/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1542969.015	07/19/2021		237990	Davidson Gonzales Jr.

Abstract: At 3:45 p.m. on July 17, 2021, an employee worked with a coworker to construct outdoor tennis courts at a high school. The employee helped the coworker load one-hundred-pound bags of sand onto a two-wheel dolly and took turns pushing the dolly to the work truck. The employee experienced hand cramps and went to take a break. Later, the coworker found the employee unresponsive and called emergency medical services. The employee was killed by a heat-related illness.

Keywords: Construction, Emergency Response, Hand, Heat, Heat-related illness , Manual Mat Handling, Sand, Unresponsive

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1542969.015	55	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Construction of playing fields, tennis courts Fatality Cause:

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