Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201179900 - Employee Working Outside Sustains Heat Exhaustion

Accident Summary Nr: 201179900 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 06/23/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309370005	07/13/2006	1629	237990	Benton Custom Co

Abstract: On June 22, 2006, Employee #1 was working as a construction laborer. For two days, he had been doing curb grading, working outside in 108-degree Fahrenheit temperatures in the direct sun. He was not acclimated to these conditions, and he fell ill from the conditions. He went to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for heat exhaustion and dehydration. He was released the next day, only to return the following day with heat related complications. This time he was admitted for three days of treatment. The employer had no heat illness prevention program in place.

Keywords: HEAT, HIGHWAY, CONSTRUCTION, HEAT EXHAUSTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309370005			Hospitalized injury	Heat Exhaustion	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Construction of playing fields, tennis courts Fatality Cause: Heat/hypothermia

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