Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200758209 - Construction Employee Dies from Heat Stroke

Accident Summary Nr: 200758209 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 05/31/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309184638	06/26/2006	1542	236220	Mark Stiles Sr. Construction, Llc

Abstract: At approximately 3:46 p.m., after lunch, on May 31, 2006, Employee #1, employed with Mark Stiles Sr. Construction, LLC for nine days, was on a crew of four on the construction of a preengineered post and frame steel building. Employee #1 was shoveling dirt and backfilling holes, when he collapsed. Employee #1 was experiencing heat stress-related symptoms, so emergency medical services was called. Employee #1 was taken to Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center and was transported to OSU Medical Center the next day. Employee #1 died in the hospital due to heat stroke on June 9, 2006 at 12:37 a.m. On the day of the incident, the maximum temperature was 88 degrees F and the maximum humidity was 94 to 100 (average humidity was 70 to 79).

Keywords: HEAT, CONSTRUCTION, HEAT STROKE, HEAT EXHAUSTION, SHOVEL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309184638			Fatality	Heat Exhaustion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Heat/hypothermia

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