Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100585538 - Maintain Incorporated

Inspection Information - Office: Dallas Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100585538

Report ID: 0626300

Date Opened: 08/15/1988

Site Address:
Maintain Incorporated
4441 West Airport Freeway
Irving, TX 75062

Mailing Address:
2549 Southwell, Dallas, TX 75229

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0782

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 08/19/1988

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/31/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360344451

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$720	$0	$0	$0	$0	$720
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	5A0001	12/06/1988	12/16/1988	$0	$720	$0	12/29/1988	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14236947

Event: 08/11/1988

EMPLOYEE DIES FROM HEAT STROKE WHILE DOING LAWN MAINTENANCE

On August 11, 1988 Employee #1, a lawn care crew member for Maintain Incorporated, was using a 36-in. self-propelled Exmark lawn mower. At 6:00 p.m. he took a water break and joked with other employees. At 6:15 p.m. he was observed mowing, and at 6:30 p.m. he was found huddled by the mower, hot and dry. Employee #1 was carried to the shed and wiped down with water. An ambulance took him to the Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Texas. His core temperature was 108 degrees Farenheit. He died August 12, 1988 at 4:14 a.m. Cause of death was listed as hyperthermia. On the day of the accident, the outside temperature was 96 degrees Farenheit, with a heat index of 107 degrees Farenheit. Employee #1 had worked a total of 97 hours during the 2-week pay period of his death.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, HEAT STROKE, LAWN MOWER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100585538			Fatality	Heat Exhaustion	Occupation not reported

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