Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202489027 - Employee Suffers from Heat Stroke While Working Outdoors

Accident Summary Nr: 202489027 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 05/28/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311862684	05/29/2009	1742	238310	Khs&S Of Concord, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 p.m. on May 28, 2009, a new employee, unacclimatized and untrained drywaller, collapsed due to high heat while working outdoors in direct sunlight chipping off a rock fascia. The drywaller was seen and hosed down by other contractor workers until transport to a Medical Center. The employee was found to have a core body temperature of 108.7 degrees Fahrenheit. The employee was diagnosed with heat stroke and multiple heat related medical problems. He was admitted and treated aggressively for four days and then transferred to another hospital for one day

Keywords: DEMOLITION, HEAT STROKE, HEAT EXHAUSTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2	24

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311862684			Hospitalized injury	Heat Exhaustion	Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Heat/hypothermia

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