Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201492865 - Employee Suffers from Heat Exhaustion

Accident Summary Nr: 201492865 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 04/22/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312913049	06/19/2009	1522	236220	West Valley Construction

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on June 22, 2009, Employee #1 was working at a road and curb maintenance and construction company. He was found sitting in the shade and was placed in an air conditioned truck and transported back to the air conditioned office. He declined medical treatment. At approximately 5:00 p.m., he went to a hospital complaining that he felt weak, shaky and was vomiting. He was treated and released.

Keywords: HEAT, CONSTRUCTION, HEAT EXHAUSTION, HOT WATER, VOMIT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312913049			Non Hospitalized injury	Heat Exhaustion	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Heat/hypothermia

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