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Accident Summary Nr: 14222541 - Employee dies after suffering heat stroke and drowns

Accident Summary Nr: 14222541 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 06/20/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123630444	06/21/2000	1799	0	Pro'S Landscape Management

Abstract: At approximately 3:00 p.m. on June 19, 2000, Employee #1, age 16, was cleaning up trash in a ditch in preparation for cutting the grass. He was found dead, lying face down in the ditch, which was filled with approximately 8 in. of water. Employee #1 was last seen alive at approximately 2:00 p.m. The autopsy report stated the cause of death as environmental heat exposure followed by asphyxia secondary to drowning.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, DITCH, CLEANING, CONSTRUCTION, HEAT STROKE, DROWN, HIGH TEMPERATURE, WATER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	15	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	123630444			Fatality	Heat Exhaustion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Landscaping Fatality Cause: Heat/hypothermia

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