Accident Report Detail
Accident: 202487187 - Employee Dies From Heat Stroke
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
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311862262 | 07/14/2008 | 1542 | Mascon, Inc |
At approximately 2:25 p.m. on July 11, 2008, Employee #1, a new, unacclimatized, 55-year-old laborer, collapsed, while hand-excavating footings, outdoors on a hot and smoky day. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he was found to have a temperature of 107 degrees F. He was diagnosed with heat stroke and hospitalized. Employee #1 progressed into multisystem organ failure and died nine days later, on July 20, 2008.
End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
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Other building | New project or new addition | $250,000 to $500,000 | 1 | X |
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 311862262 | Fatality | Heat Exhaustion | Construction laborers | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Excavation FatCause: Heat/hypothermia |