Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202449906 - Employee Is Hospitalized for Heat Exhaustion

Accident Summary Nr: 202449906 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 10/28/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310604939	11/20/2008	1542	236220	Gimel Properties Llc

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m., on October 28, 2008, Employee #1 was digging a trench for electrical lines. The temperature was 100.7 degrees Fahrenheit and the relative humidity was 71. Employee #1 felt cramps in his whole body and then he collapsed. He was hospitalized for two days due to heat exhaustion.

Keywords: HEAT, ELECTRIC CABLE, TRENCH, TRENCH DIGGER, HEAT EXHAUSTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310604939			Hospitalized injury	Heat Exhaustion	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Heat/hypothermia

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.