OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221487226

ENTRENOS, INC

SAN ANGELO, TX— 2022-08-08T00:00:00

Event: Heat, Heat Stroke, Heat index, Heat-related illness, Installing, Irrigation Pipe, Lost consciousness, Trench Digger, Water Pipe
NAICS: 561730
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346140197
Employer profile: ENTRENOS, INC
Summary number: 221487226
Report ID: 0625400
Project type: A
Construction end-use: H

Event description

Employee suffers heat stroke and dies while digging trench

Investigation abstract

At 4:00 p.m. on August 8, 2022, an employee was installing sprinkler heads and covering up the trench from the installation process that was performed the same day. The employee spent most his shift digging narrow trenches with a pickaxe and laying the irrigation pipe. The employee lost consciousness and collapsed while working. It was determined that the employee had suffered a heat stroke and died.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 31 M

Event type
12

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