Inspection Detail

Inspection: 306362468 - Valley Pools Plastering

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 306362468

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 07/22/2006

Site Address:
Valley Pools Plastering
2210 S Bishop Avenue
Kerman, CA 93630

Mailing Address:
4449 N Brawley Avenue, Fresno, CA 93722

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3949

NAICS: 339920/Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 09/07/2006

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/15/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362051831

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$5,850	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,850
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$3,000	$0	$3,000
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	3395 C	01/17/2007	02/19/2007	$3,000	$5,850	$0	01/31/2007	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201087533

Event: 07/20/2006

Employee Dies While Cleaning Pool

On July 20, 2006, Employee #1 was cleaning a residential swimming pool. He began to feel ill, sat down and collapsed. Employee #2 instructed the home owner to summon emergency medical services and then provided CPR to Employee #1. Sheriffs and the ambulance arrived at the site within 20 minutes. The medical team could not resuscitate Employee #1. He was pronounced dead at the site and transported to the morgue. The temperature in the Fresno County was 108 degrees Fahrenheit and the humidity was 47 percent. The coroner determined that Employee #1 died from hyperthermia.

Keywords: HEAT, CPR, CLEANING, HEAT STROKE, POOL, HEAT EXCHANGER, HIGH TEMPERATURE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306362468			Fatality	Heat Exhaustion	Occupation not reported

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.