Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 139402.015 - Employee dies, possible heat illness after cooking outdoors

Accident Summary Nr: 139402.015 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 08/12/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1548435.015	08/17/2021		722511	Power'S Irish Pub, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:00 p.m. on August 12, 2021, an employee had been working at an outdoor barbeque event cooking in direct sunlight earlier in the day. Based upon data from the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, Wet Bulb Globe Temperatures (WBGT) ranged from 76.9 degrees Fahrenheit at 7:51 AM, to 86.9 degrees Fahrenheit at 1:51 PM, and 91.2 degrees Fahrenheit at 4:51 PM. Using the same data, the heat index ranged from 73 degrees Fahrenheit at 7:51 AM , to 95.2 degrees Fahrenheit at 1:51 PM, and 74 degrees Fahrenheit at 4:51 PM. The employee returned to the kitchen where he collapsed and died from natural causes with possible exacerbation due to the heat.

Keywords: Cardiovasc System, Cook, Dehydration, Heat, Heat Exhaustion, Heat Injury Prevention Program, Heat Stroke, Heat index, Heat-related illness , High Temperature, Humidity, Natural Causes, Overheated, Respiratory, Respiratory Tract, Restaurant, Temperature, Water, Weather

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1548435.015	42	M	Fatality		Cooks, except short order

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