Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201091428 - EMPLOYEE SUFFERED HEAT EXHAUSTION FROM HIGH TEMPERATURES

Accident Summary Nr: 201091428 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 03/24/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126215995	04/02/1998	1799	0	A. J. Diani

Abstract: On March 24, 1998, Employee #1 was working under a building in the crawl space between the ground and bottom of the floor of the building, cleaning up some unknown material that had leaked from some pipes under the building. They used a Level-C hazardous materials suit to do this job. Employee #1 had perspired a lot inside the suit. The outside temperature was in the 60 degree Fahrenheit range. Water was available and Employee #1 had been drinking water. Employee #1 was trained.

Keywords: LEAK, HAZARDOUS WASTE, PIPE, HEAT EXHAUSTION, CRAWL SPACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126215995			Non Hospitalized injury	Heat Exhaustion	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Heat/hypothermia

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