OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14397806
HEAT,TRENCH,HEAT STROKE
Event description
EMPLOYEE DIES FROM HEAT STROKE
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was working on a concrete deck in a trench 14 ft long by 8 ft deep, when he became dizzy, confused, and pale. He was transported to a hospital were he was pronounced brain dead three days later. An autopsy indicated heat stroke. The temperature on the day of the accident was 99 degrees Fahrenheit and 31 per cent humidity.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 51 M
- Nature of injury
- 15
- Part of body
- 29
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 23
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 16
- Environmental factor
- 11
- Hazardous substance
- 8330
- Task assigned
- 1
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