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

Accident Summary Nr: 200210326 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 05/07/1998
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
30209777906/17/199813810Nabors 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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