Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127123.015 - Employee sustains heat illness

Accident Summary Nr: 127123.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 06/09/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1479684.015	06/18/2020		561730	Weber Environmental Services, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on June 9, 2020, an employee working as a laborer for a landscaping service was using a weed eater at a hospital campus as part of the lawncare maintenance. The employee reported that he was starting to feel ill and sat down for a break. The employee started feeling cramps in his feet and called 911. The employee was hospitalized to treat heat related illness including dehydration and kidney damage exacerbated by Type-2 diabetes.

Keywords: Cramp, Dehydration, Diabetes, Foot, Hand Tool, Heat Exhaustion, Heat Injury Prevention Program, Heat index, Heat-related illness , High Temperature, Kidney, Landscaper, Landscaping, Medical Condition, Medical History, Muscle cramps , Underlying Medical Condition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1479684.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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