OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221729635

NEW CLASSIC REMODELING LLC

NEW CANAAN, CT— 2024-07-08T00:00:00

Event: Debris, Dumpster, Heat Exhaustion, Heat Injury Prevention Program, Heat Stroke, Heat-related illness, Lost consciousness, Removing, Residential Construction, Roof, Tile
NAICS: 238160
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #347610115
Employer profile: NEW CLASSIC REMODELING LLC
Summary number: 221729635
Report ID: 0111500
Project type: B
Construction end-use: A

Event description

Employee dies from heat-related illness

Investigation abstract

At 3:00 p.m. on July 8, 2024, an employee was assisting in removing cedar roof tiles from a residential roof and gathering the debris and transporting it to the onsite dumpster using a wheelbarrow. The employee began to feel ill and stopped working to rest in the shade. Soon after that the employee, suffering symptoms of heat stroke such as altered mental state, walked away from the worksite and into the adjacent wooded area. After entering the woods, he collapsed and eventually lost consciousness due to heat stroke. He was found dead later that evening by police.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 19 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
7010

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