Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200210326 - Employee dies of complications from heat stroke

Accident Summary Nr: 200210326 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 05/07/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302097779	06/17/1998	1381	0	Nabors Drilling Usa, Inc. Rig #322

Abstract: In the afternoon of May 7, 1998, Employee #1, a floor hand, and coworkers were disassembling and moving an oil well drilling rig at a site near Falcon Heights, TX. Employee #1 developed heat stroke and collapsed. He was transported to the hospital, where he died on May 9, 1998, of complications from heat stroke. On about May 1, the weather in the area had changed suddenly from moderately warm to very hot; on the day of the accident, the high temperature was 109 degrees F.

Keywords: CARDIOVASC SYSTEM, DISMANTLING, OIL WELL DRILLING, HEAT STROKE, HEAT EXHAUSTION, HIGH TEMPERATURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302097779			Fatality	Heat Exhaustion	Occupation not reported

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