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Accident: 200969087 - Employee Dies In Sleep At Construction Site
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 305185365 | 08/12/2002 | 1521 | Shamrock Carpentry Llc |
On August 12, 2002, Employee #1, a construction worker, told his foreman that he was not feeling well and was very tired because he had been up most of the weekend with a newborn baby. The foreman told him to take it easy and at lunch time he saw Employee #1 sleeping in his pickup truck. At approximately 2:30 p.m., the foreman tried to wake Employee #1, who was snoring loudly and breathing in deep, irregular gasps. Employee #1's pulse was strong, but the foreman and coworkers could not wake him and they called 911. Employee #1 was transported to a hospital, and he died shortly after his arrival. Heat exhaustion may have played a factor in his death.
Keywords:
cardiovasc system, fatigue, construction, cardiac arrest, heat exhaustion
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single family or duplex dwelling | New project or new addition | Under $50,000 | 2 | X | |||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 305185365 | Fatality | Heat Exhaustion | Construction laborers | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Exterior carpentry FatCause: Heat/hypothermia |