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Inspection Information - Office: Arizona Phoenix Sfty | ||||
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| Nr: 312388465 | Report ID: 0950411 | Open Date: 07/02/2008 | ||
| Rockford Pipeline Corporation | ||||
| S 355th Ave & Elliot Rd Arlington, AZ 85322 | Union Status: Union | |||
| SIC: 1623/Water, Sewer, Pipeline, and Communications and Power Line Construction | ||||
| NAICS: 237120/Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction | ||||
| Mailing: 22845 Nw Bennett St, Ste 150, Hillsboro, OR 97124 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | Y | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Health | Close Conference: | 08/14/2008 | |
| Planning Guide: | Health-Construction | Close Case: | 08/14/2008 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 101995421 | |||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 202288866 | Event: 06/30/2008 | Employee Suffers Heat Exhaustion, Later Dies | ||||
| On June 30, 2008, Employee #1 was part of a work crew consisted of a foreman, a lead man and four laborers. The crew was assigned to unload 40-pound sandbags from a truck. The sandbags are used to support the installation of a 36-in. diameter natural gas pipeline. The ambient temperature at the time of the incident was approximately 110-degrees Fahrenheit. The crew had water and ice to drink and shade was provided by their shuttle bus at the worksite. Employee #1 was overcome by the heat at approximately 3:30 p.m. and was unresponsive to verbal instructions and physical stimuli and displayed signs of heat stress and a possible heart attack. Employee #1 was air-evacuated to hospital and passed away the following morning at approximately 9:30 a.m. on July 1, 2008. | ||||||
| Keywords: heat, heat exhaustion, heart attack, unconsciousness | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 312388465 | Fatality | Heat Exhaustion | Construction laborers | ||