Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 167744.015 - Employee collapses holding chest, dies from hyperthermia

Accident Summary Nr: 167744.015 -- Report ID: 0112300 -- Event Date: 06/18/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1757140.015	06/21/2024		236220	Dhc Services Corp.

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on June 18, 2024, an employee working as a construction laborer for a commercial building contractor was removing caulk from windows with a reciprocating power tool. The employee collapsed while holding his chest. The employee had died from a heat-related illness.

Keywords: Chest, Commercial Building, Construction, Hand Tool, Heat Exhaustion, Heat Injury Prevention Program, Heat Stroke, Heat index, Heat-related illness , High Temperature, Hyperthermia , Laborer, Removing, Unresponsive

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			25		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1757140.015	49	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Waterproofing Fatality Cause:

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