Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 78247.015 - Employee killed after sustaining suspected heat stress

Accident Summary Nr: 78247.015 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 06/02/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1079094.015	07/15/2015		213112	Primoris Energy Services Corporation

Abstract: At 5:30 p.m. on June 2, 2015, an employee was part of a four-man crew tasked with replacing filters on a separator vessel for a customer. The employee felt dizzy, disoriented and then sat in the truck trying to cool off. The co-worker drove the employee two and half hours home to Mathis, TX, where he was dropped off. The employee passed away at his home a short time after his arrival. The employee sustained a heart attack, Thrombus (blood clot) caused myocardial ischemia (loss of blood flow) which led to fatal ventricular arrhythmia and death.

Keywords: Heart Attack, Heat Exhaustion

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1079094.015	45	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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