OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14525331

HEAT,REPAIR,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,RAILROAD TRACK,HEAT EXHAUSTION,HIGH TEMPERATURE,VOMIT

1988-08-03T00:00:00

Event: HEAT,REPAIR,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,RAILROAD TRACK,HEAT EXHAUSTION,HIGH TEMPERATURE,VOMIT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14525331
Report ID: 522500

Event description

Railroad track repair crew member dies of heat exhaustion

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was working outdoors on a railroad track repair crew. He was not acc ustomed to the 90 degree temperatures with high humidity. Employee #1 worked one day for 10 hours, the next day for 5 hours, and the third day for about 7 1/2 h ours before he collapsed and vomited. Employee #1 was taken to a hospital where he died of heat exhaustion. The crew had no scheduled breaks. The repair work wa s strenuous labor.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 37 M

Nature of injury
15

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
23

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
11

Task assigned
1

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