Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200542009 - Construction Worker Dies of Heat Stroke

Accident Summary Nr: 200542009 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 07/06/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314109109	07/09/2010	1799	561790	Kolat Construction

Abstract: On July 6, 2010, a 31-yr-old male construction worker had been shoveling gravel and installing forms for a residential swimming pool over a period of 11 hours in the hot summer sun. Afterward, the employee became sick, and the owner of the company called the EMS; the worker's core body temperature was 109.4 degrees. He was air lifted to a trauma center suffering from heat stroke, and was pronounced dead later that evening.

Keywords: CONSTRUCTION, HEAT STROKE, SHOVEL, FORMING MACHINE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314109109			Fatality	Heat Exhaustion	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Swimming pool construction Fatality Cause: Heat/hypothermia

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