Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200211357 - Employee Dies from Heat Stress

Accident Summary Nr: 200211357 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 07/21/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306841321	07/22/2003	1771	238110	T & D Moravits

Abstract: At approximately 3:30 p.m. on July 21, 2003, Employee #1 was engaged in concrete flatwork, when his employer directed him to take a rest break, because Employee #1 finished his work. Employee #1 sat on the ground and rubbed the shins of both legs for approximately 5 minutes before falling backwards and striking the ground with his hardhat. Employee #1 was transported by a coworker in a pickup truck approximately 500 to 1000 ft to the construction trailer. The coworker called emergency personnel, when he returned to the truck at approximately 3:45 p.m. Employee #1 stopped breathing and no longer had a pulse. Employee #1 received CPR until emergency personnel arrived.

Keywords: HEAT, CONSTRUCTION, HEAT STROKE, TRUCK, FALL, HEAT EXHAUSTION, PICKUP TRUCK, CONCRETE, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306841321			Fatality	Heat Exhaustion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause: Heat/hypothermia

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