Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202586418 - Worker Suffers Heat Exhaustion

Accident Summary Nr: 202586418 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 08/22/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313480071	08/27/2009	7363	561320	Mainstay Business Solution

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on August 22, 2009, a worker was employed by Mainstay Business Solution. The worker was collecting hazardous household waste in a school campus parking lot, and suffered a heat related injury. He was wearing a Tyvek suit as personal protection against chemical splash. The worker's body started to cramp, and he complained about pain in his abdomen. He was given first aid treatment and was immediately transported by ambulance to Valley Medical Center, where he was hospitalized for treatment of heat exhaustion.

Keywords: LOADING, HEAT, ABDOMEN, PPE, HAZARDOUS WASTE, MECH MAT HANDLING, HEAT EXHAUSTION, OVERHEATED, HIGH TEMPERATURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313480071			Hospitalized injury	Heat Exhaustion	Occupation not reported

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