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Laborer Died Due to Hypertensive and Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease with a Contributing Factor of Hyperthermia
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2014/06/25
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Description:In the summer of 2013, a male general laborer in his 60s died due to hypertensive and arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease while working outdoors on a hot day. The decedent was conducting grounds keeping work at a machinery moving, warehousing and transportation facility. He worked for several hours in the morning cutting tree limbs. When enough of the cut limbs had been accumulated, he used a backhoe to move the limbs to another area of the facility. At approximately 10:00 a.m., a coworker noticed that the backhoe was stationary where the limb storage area was located. The employee investigated and found the decedent non-responsive and slumped forward in the seat of a non-air conditioned cabbed backhoe. CPR was initiated by employees while emergency response was called. Emergency responders assumed care upon arrival and transported him to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. Factors contributing to the death: 1) Pre-existing medical conditions complicated by exposure to hot environment. 2) Worker not acclimatized to hot environment. RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. Employers with workers exposed to indoor and/or outdoor heat environments should develop and implement a heat illness prevention program that includes, at a minimum, the following program elements: a) Supervision and worker training, b) Heat Stress Controls (including work and hygienic practices and a Heat-Alert Program), c) Medical surveillance, and d) Recordkeeping. 2. Employers should monitor environmental conditions and develop work/rest schedules to accommodate a high heat and/or high dew point and humidity environment. 3. Employers should provide an appropriate acclimatization program for new workers to a hot environment, workers who have been on the job a week or less, and experienced workers during a rapid change in excessively hot weather.
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Pages in Document:1-13
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NIOSHTIC Number:20045686
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NTIS Accession Number:PB2015-102786
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Citation:Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 13MI090, 2014 Jun; :1-13
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Contact Point Address:Michigan Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (MIFACE), Michigan State University (MSU) Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 909 Fee Road, 117 West Fee Hall, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1315
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Federal Fiscal Year:2014
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Performing Organization:Michigan State University
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Start Date:2005/07/01
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Source Full Name:National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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End Date:2026/06/30
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Resource Number:FACE-13MI090
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