Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201921079 - EMPLOYEE DIED FROM HEAT STRESS

Accident Summary Nr: 201921079 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 08/21/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301401360	09/02/1997	1794	0	P&S Construction

Abstract: Employee #1 was suffering from heat stress and was denied medical care by the employer. Employee #1 was also refused transportation to the hospital. Employee #1 quit the job, wondered off the jobsite, and died of heat stress three blocks away from the job site.

Keywords: HEAT, CONSTRUCTION, HEAT STROKE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	3	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301401360			Fatality	Heat Exhaustion	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Heat/hypothermia

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