Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201087533 - Employee Dies While Cleaning Pool

Accident Summary Nr: 201087533 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 07/20/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306362468	07/22/2006	3949	339920	Valley Pools Plastering

Abstract: On July 20, 2006, Employee #1 was cleaning a residential swimming pool. He began to feel ill, sat down and collapsed. Employee #2 instructed the home owner to summon emergency medical services and then provided CPR to Employee #1. Sheriffs and the ambulance arrived at the site within 20 minutes. The medical team could not resuscitate Employee #1. He was pronounced dead at the site and transported to the morgue. The temperature in the Fresno County was 108 degrees Fahrenheit and the humidity was 47 percent. The coroner determined that Employee #1 died from hyperthermia.

Keywords: HEAT, CPR, CLEANING, HEAT STROKE, POOL, HEAT EXCHANGER, HIGH TEMPERATURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306362468			Fatality	Heat Exhaustion	Occupation not reported

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