Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201924958 - Employee Dies from Heat Exhaustion

Accident Summary Nr: 201924958 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 08/14/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311965297	08/15/2009	1771	238110	Suarez Construction

Abstract: On August 14, 2009, Employee #1, a construction laborer, was shoveling soil out of shallow trenches, which were excavated by machines for residential foundations. The outside temperature was 108 degrees. Employee #1 sustained heat exhaustion and fell to the ground. The medical examiner's office indicated that Employee #1 was dead on arrival to the hospital.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, HEAT, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, FALL, HEAT EXHAUSTION, SHOVEL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311965297			Fatality	Heat Exhaustion	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Heat/hypothermia

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