Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 311862288 - Employee Suffers Heat Exhaustion Operating Crane

Accident Summary Nr: 311862288 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 06/13/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311862288	08/06/2008	1622	237310	Mcm Construction Inc

Abstract: At approximately 3:30 p.m. on June 13, 2008, Employee #1, a new nonheat trained crane operator, became ill while working outdoors on a hot day. When cooling measures were ineffective, an ambulance was called, and he was transported, over an hour and a half later, to a hospital. He was diagnosed with dehydration and heat exhaustion.

Keywords: HEAT, HEAT EXHAUSTION, UNTRAINED, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000		30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311862288			Non Hospitalized injury	Heat Exhaustion	Crane and tower operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming for piers or pylons Fatality Cause: Heat/hypothermia

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