Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202523122 - Drywall Worker Suffers from Heat Exhaustion

Accident Summary Nr: 202523122 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 09/14/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314999715	09/26/2012	1751	238130	Standard Drywall Inc

Abstract: On September 14, 2012, Employee #1, a 47-year-old male construction laborer with Standard Drywall Inc., had been working on the top floor in the heat all morning. At lunch a coworker noted that Employee #1 did not look well. The coworker immediately got Employee #1 to the designated cool resting area and notified management. Employee #1 said that he was fine after a quick cooling period, but the Employer sent Employee #1 to hospital to be examined. Employee #1 was treated for symptoms of heat exhaustion and released same day.

Keywords: HEAT, CONSTRUCTION, HEAT STROKE, NAUSEA, HEAT EXHAUSTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	5

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314999715			Non Hospitalized injury	Heat Exhaustion	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Heat/hypothermia

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