Fatality Narrative: Laborer Dies from Heat Stroke

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• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  On June 26, 2006, a construction laborer suffered heatstroke while laying pipe. The 27-year-old victim had just been hired and was not acclimatized to working in hot weather. His current employer, a construction company performs various types of outdoor construction. On the day of the incident a four-member work crew, including the victim, were laying an underground water line alongside a public road. The job was to lay sections of 12-inch PVC pipe in a 4-foot trench. The victim was carrying, laying, and connecting pipe and then leveling the trench. The crew began work at 8:30 a.m. and continued through the day. It was a hot day, with the temperature ranging from 82 to 105 degrees and the humidity from 46 to 56%. The worksite was mostly exposed to direct sun. The employer had provided drinking water for the workers. It was reported that the victim consumed nearly 5 bottles of water during the day. At abo ut 3 p.m. he became ill and his employer suggested that he rest in the shade. About 15 minutes later, his coworkers noticed he was slumped over and unconscious. Paramedics transported the victim to a hospital, where he died six days later from complications related to heat stroke. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Accident Prevention
  • Accidents
  • Accidents, Occupational
  • Construction Industry
  • Education
  • Environmental Exposure
  • Heat Exhaustion
  • Heat Stress Disorders
  • Hot Temperature
  • Mortality
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Workers
  • Work environment
  • Work zone
  • Heat
  • Heat exposure
  • Heat exhaustion
  • Heat stroke
  • Exposure levels
  • Risk factors
  • Seasonal factors
  More +
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051746
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 71-57-2007, 2007 Apr; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2007
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fatality narrative: laborer dies from heat stroke
• End Date:
  20260630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228816/cdc_228816_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 55.35 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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