Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202461653 - Employee at Construction Site Dies from Heat Stress

Accident Summary Nr: 202461653 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 08/03/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310379532	08/04/2006	1751	238130	Doris Janssen Enterprises

Abstract: On August 3, 2006, Employee #1 was employed by a firm that did carpentry and flooring work. He had been working all day at a construction site, when he experienced heat stress and other symptoms. He lost consciousness and collapsed. He was given medical assistance at the site by emergency medical technicians. He was pronounced dead at the scene via cellphone by a local medical center physician.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, COLLAPSE, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, HEAT STROKE, HEAT EXHAUSTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310379532			Fatality	Heat Exhaustion	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Heat/hypothermia

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