Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 139832.015 - Employee suffers stroke while installing turf during hot wea

Accident Summary Nr: 139832.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 09/13/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1553805.015	09/20/2021		111421	Odums Sod, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on September 13, 2021, an employee working as a laborer for a sod supplier was removing and installing turf grass. The employee stated he was not feeling well after approximately 3.5 hours of work. An ambulance was called and the employee was hospitalized. The employee's daughter stated that the hospital diagnosed the employee with a stroke.

Keywords: Heat, Heat Exhaustion, Heat Injury Prevention Program, Heat index, Heat-related illness , High Temperature, Illness, Installing, Laborer, Lack of Work Procedures, Landscaping, Overheated, Stroke, Temperature

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1553805.015	64	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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