OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221590318

HVX EQUIPMENT, LLC

STONY POINT, NY— 2023-08-12T00:00:00

Event: Cardiac Arrest, Cardiovasc Disease, Cardiovasc System, Clearing, Clogged, Construction, Exertion, Hammer, Heart, Heart Attack, Heat, Heat index, Heat-related illness, Hose, Power Plant, Preexisting Condition
NAICS: 238910
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346907363
Employer profile: HVX EQUIPMENT, LLC
Summary number: 221590318
Report ID: 0216000
Project type: B
Construction end-use: F

Event description

Employee suffers heat injury and dies on construction site

Investigation abstract

At 3:30 p.m. on August 12, 2023, an employee was using a hammer to tap corrugated hosing to unclog it at a power plant construction site when he began showing signs of a heat-related illness. The employee was transported to nearby hospital, where he died due to hyperthermia. The employee was known to have pre-existing cardiovascular disease.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 63 M

Event type
12

Occupation code
7010

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