Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 78948.015 - Employee is Killed From Heat Stress While Cleaning Work Site

Accident Summary Nr: 78948.015 -- Report ID: 0213400 -- Event Date: 07/21/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1085826.015	08/14/2015		238990	L & L Interior Contracting Services Corp.

Abstract: At 9:30 p.m. on July 21, 2015, an employee, a construction worker, was doing some light demolition and clean-out of debris from a hospital worksite. The employee collapsed at the end of a 7-hour work shift and was killed from heat-induced seizures. The ambient temperature on that day reached 91 degrees Fahrenheit.

Keywords: Collapse, Construction, Demolition, Heat, Heat Stroke

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition		Under $50,000	7	70	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1085826.015	40	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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