Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 146960.015 - Employee collapses and dies from heat exposure during coke p

Accident Summary Nr: 146960.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 06/14/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1601988.015	06/14/2022		324199	Drummond Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:40 a.m. on June 14, 2022, an employee was shoveling coke that had spilled off the sides from a Wilputte coke oven bench. The employee was covering two shifts, and was shoveling coke onto the hot car line for approximately 13 hrs. The employee was discovered incoherent by a coworker who attempted to check on him. The coworker caught the employee as he collapsed. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he died from suspected heat exposure.

Keywords: Coke Oven, Heat, Heat Exhaustion, Overheated

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1601988.015	42	M	Fatality

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