Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 98682.015 - Worker, after welding steel, is sickened by heat stress and

Accident Summary Nr: 98682.015 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 07/28/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1260526.015	08/29/2017		237110	C & C Directional Boring, Llc

Abstract: At 5:00 p.m. on July 28, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction drilling company, completed his day's work at a pipeline excavation site. He had been welding a steel casing. Employee #1 drove home and then realized he was feeling unwell. He went to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for dehydration and heat stress from excessive heat and inadequate intake of fluids.

Keywords: Construction, Excavation, Heat, Heat Exhaustion, Material Handling, Pipeline, Water, Welder, Welding

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Other				2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1260526.015	57	M	Hospitalized injury		Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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