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Accident Summary Nr: 14516793 - EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A HEAT STROKE WHILE SAWING BOARDS

Accident Summary Nr: 14516793 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 06/11/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101743045	06/24/1987	2439	0	Southern Truss & Building Supply, Inc.

Abstract: AT 2 PM ON JUNE 11, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING A CHOP SAW TO CUT PIECES OF 2 BY 4. THE ELECTRIC MOTOR-DRIVEN SAW WAS SECURED ON A WORK BENCH. HE WOULD SELECT PIECES OF 2 BY 4 BOARD FROM A STACK DIRECTLY BEHIND HIM THEN PLACE THE PIECES UNDER THE SAW BLADE TO CUT THEM. HE WAS APPARENTLY WORKING AT HIS OWN PACE. THE WORK AREA WAS LOCATED UNDER A METAL ROOF, BUT WAS OPEN ON ALL FOUR SIDES. EMPLOYEE #1 APPEARED TO BECOME DISTRESSED AND WAS ALLOWED TO GO HOME. HE DIED FROM HEAT STROKE AT 6:38 AM THE NEXT MORNING.

Keywords: HEAT STROKE, SAW

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101743045			Fatality	Heat Exhaustion	Sawing machine operators

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