Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14516660 - Employee dies when overcome by heat

Accident Summary Nr: 14516660 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 06/23/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101744399	06/24/1987	2874	0	Farmland Hydro, Limited Partnership
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101157600	06/24/1987	1629	0	Mcdonald Construction Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 was assigned to open the dome lids on the top of a series of tank cars in the sulfur loading area This required climbing a ladder on the side of each tank car to the platform on top and loosening the approximately 1 1/4 in. diameter nuts. He started near the control and was working his way westward. Over 20 minutes had passed when a coworker in the same area noticed Employee #1's body on top of the 13th rail car in the line. Employee #1 had been overcome by the heat and died. Employee #1 was hired on May 22, 1987 by the Sy McDonald Construction Company and assigned to Farmland Industries on a contract basis. At the time of the accident, he had been working in a sulfur loading area for about three weeks.

Keywords: HEAT, FATIGUE, HEAT EXHAUSTION, UNTRAINED, HIGH TEMPERATURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101744399			Fatality	Heat Exhaustion	Occupation not reported
2	101157600					Occupation Not Listed

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