Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202484358 - Employee Requires Hospitalization after Working in the Heat

Accident Summary Nr: 202484358 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 07/19/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309370062	08/29/2006	1623	237110	Marques Pipeline, Inc.

Abstract: On July 19, 2006, Employee #1 was working for a firm that dealt with water, sewer, and utility lines. He was using a jackhammer and shoveling concrete and asphalt outdoors in the direct sunlight with temperatures ranging from 87 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit, when he became disoriented due to the stresses imposed by the heat. He was helped to recuperation, but he became unresponsive. He was taken to a medical center, where he was hospitalized for three days for treatment for heat stroke and related complications.

Keywords: SEWER, HEAT, JACKHAMMER, HEAT STROKE, PIPE, HEAT EXHAUSTION, CONCRETE, ASPHALT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309370062			Hospitalized injury	Heat Exhaustion	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Heat/hypothermia

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