Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 169844.015 - Employee dies of heat related illness building footing forms
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1773281.015 | 09/03/2024 | 238110 | United Concrete, Llc |
Abstract: At 4:04 p.m. on August 28, 2024, an employee working as a construction laborer for a structural concrete contractor was building footing forms in preparation for a concrete pour. The employee's work shift was 10.5 hours daily, from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with a 15-minute break at or around 10:00 a.m. and a 30- minute lunch break at noon. The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory starting at 11:00 a.m. for Tuesday, August 27, 2024, until 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 28, 2024, stating that heat indices were expected to reach the low 100's (degrees Fahrenheit or deg. F.). At 1:51 p.m., the relative humidity was 50%, the WBGT was 86.6 deg. F., and the heat index was 94.6 deg. F. The employee was performing tasks that were estimated to be a moderate workload level. A coworker reported feeling fatigued and having a headache. The employee was walking down the sidewalk after leaving work when he collapsed. The employee later died.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Commercial building | New project or new addition | X |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 1773281.015 | 36 | M | Fatality | Construction Laborer | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: |