Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 158992.015 - Employee dies while filling tanker

Accident Summary Nr: 158992.015 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 08/12/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1690631.015	08/13/2023		424710	Sun Coast Resources Llc

Abstract: At 5:50 p.m. on August 12, 2023, an employee was pumping fuel from a temporary storage vessel into his tanker truck. The employee was found unresponsive on the ground near his truck by coworkers. The employee was taken to a local hospital by emergency first responders and pronounced dead. The cause of death as reported by the medical examiner was dehydration with environmental heat stress with a significant contributory condition of hypertensive cardiovascular disease.

Keywords: Cardiovasc Disease, Dehydration, Filling, Fuel Oil, Heat, Heat-related illness , Hypertension, Tank Truck, Truck Driver, Unresponsive

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1690631.015	59	M	Fatality		Truck Driver: Heavy/Tractor-Trailer

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