Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201351814 - Employee killed by heat exhaustion

Accident Summary Nr: 201351814 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 05/03/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303988810	05/07/2002	1531	0	Rivermar Contracting Company
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18008441	05/07/2002	1711	0	Hills Quality Plumbing, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 1:37 p.m. on May 4, 2002, Employee #1, a plumber's helper, collapsed while cleaning debris from around a townhouse building site. Earlier that day, Employee #1 helped lay copper pipes in the ground and around 11 a.m. complained of stomach pains. The pipe laying and the debris cleaning were both done in the sun. Employee #1 was transported by ambulance to the hospital where he died. Reportedly, his core body temperature was 108 degrees F. The medical examiner listed the cause of death as complications of hyperthermia. On the day of the incident, the National Weather Service reported the following for the Daytona Beach Airport at approximately 1:50 p.m.: Winds 9 MPH South; Relative Humidity 47; Temperature 92 deg F.; Heat Index 97 deg F.; Dew Point 69; No obstructions and mostly sunny.

Keywords: INSTALLING, PIPE, PLUMBING, HEAT EXHAUSTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303988810					Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
2	18008441			Fatality	Heat Exhaustion	Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause: Heat/hypothermia

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