OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14516892
WELLCRAFT MARINE CORP.
SARASOTA, FL·
Event description
Employee dies of heat stroke
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was using a portable pneumatic grinder in the floors and hulls depar tment of a boat building and repair operation. He was wearing boots, gloves, a h ooded Tyvek suit, a respirator, and eye and ear protection. At approximately 1:5 0 p.m., Employee #1 said he was quitting and punched out his time card. He was o bserved to be in distress. He staggered from the building and was found lying in a nearby bank parking lot at about 2:00 p.m. EMS was summoned but Employee #1 d ied of heat stroke about an hour later. It was his second day on the job.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 37 M
- Nature of injury
- 15
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 23
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 11
- Hazardous substance
- 8330
- Task assigned
- 1
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