Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99113.015 - Worker pouring concrete is sickened by heat exhaustion

Accident Summary Nr: 99113.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 08/30/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1260716.015	09/01/2017		236220	Hb Parkco Construction, Inc.; Parkco Building Company

Abstract: At 2:45 p.m. on August 30, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in the construction of a parking structure. He was on the 5th level and working in direct sunlight with an outdoor temperature of approximately 88 degrees Fahrenheit. As Employee #1 helped to clean forms and pour concrete columns, he experienced a headache, numbness in his arms and hands, dizziness, and incoherence, and he stopped sweating. Employee #1 was provided water, and emergency services were called. He was transported to the hospital, treated for heat exhaustion, and released without hospitalization.

Keywords: Building, Column, Concrete, Concrete Form Work, Construction, Dizziness, Headache, Heat, Heat Exhaustion, Pouring

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			7

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1260716.015	33	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause:

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