Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14444699 - Employee dies of heat stroke while feeding chipper

Accident Summary Nr: 14444699 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 04/01/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3305596	04/15/1986	0783	0	Asplundh Tree Expert Company

Abstract: On April 1, 1986, Employee #1, age 20, was working as part of a five-man crew trimming trees in Richmond, Virginia. He was working on the ground, dragging tree branches the crew had cut to a brush chipper and then feeding them in. By approximately 11:50 a.m., the temperature had risen into the 80s. Employee #1 became overheated and collapsed. He was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead due to heat stroke. The 71 in. tall, 255 lb employee had started working for the company the day before the accident.

Keywords: HEAT STROKE, OVERHEATED, TREE TRIMMING, HIGH TEMPERATURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3305596			Fatality	Heat Exhaustion	Forestry workers, except logging

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