Compiled by Wayne Blanchard; last edit 2-29-2024 for upload to: http://www.usdeadlyevents.com/
–939 Blanchard tally based on State and locality breakouts below.
[Rely on CDC Wonder Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67, except AZ (use AZ PHS),
MD (use MD Health Dept.), MS (use MS Health Dept.), and NY (use New York City
Health Dept. numbers for 40 direct and about 140 indirect deaths in late July to Aug), and
TX (use TX Dept. of Health Services). We also use Null for pediatric heat deaths in cars,
and OSHA on natural heat-related worker deaths, and media reports.]
–704 Hurt, Alyson (NPR), citing National Center for Health Statistics, in Huang, 8-26-2023.
(Cites CDC National Center for Health Statistics.)
–691 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, Census Region, T67 code (heat and light).
— 64 Northeast — 93 Midwest –314 South — 220 West
–689 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, Census Division, T67. [Our number. No total.]
— ? Division 1 [No data presented.] (CDC suppresses numbers less than 10.)
— 62 Division 2. Middle Atlantic
— 48 Division 3. East North Central
— 45 Division 4. West North Central
–129 Division 5. South Atlantic
— 38 Division 6. East South Central
–147 Division 7. West South Central
–145 Division 8. Mountain
— 75 Division 9. Pacific
— ? Division 10 [No data presented.]
–682 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, HHS Region, T67. [Our number. No total.]
— ? HHS Region #1 CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT [not shown if less than ten]
— 23 HHS Region #2 NJ, NY
— 97 HHS Region #3 DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV
–109 HHS Region #4 AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN
— 51 HHS Region #5 IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI
–152 HHS Region #6 AR, LA, NM, OK, TX
— 38 HHS Region #7 IA, KS, MO, NE
— 16 HHS Region #8 CO, MT, ND, SD, UT
–196 HHS Region #9 AZ, CA, HI, NV
— ? HHS Region #10 AK, IS, OR, WA [not shown if less than ten]
–639 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, Census Region, X30 (excessive natural heat)
— 59 Northeast — 86 Midwest –280 South –214 West
–638 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, Census Division, T67. [Our number. No total.]
— ? Division 1 [No data presented.] [not shown if less than ten]
— 58 Division 2. Middle Atlantic
— 43 Division 3. East North Central
— 43 Division 4. West North Central
–117 Division 5. South Atlantic
— 34 Division 6. East South Central
–129 Division 7. West South Central
–141 Division 8. Mountain
— 73 Division 9. Pacific
— ? Division 10 [No data presented.]
–626 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, Census Region, X30 and T67 codes.
— 59 Northeast –82 Midwest –275 South –210 West
–625 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, Census Division, X30. [Our number. No total.]
— ? Division 1 [No data presented.]
— 58 Division 2. Middle Atlantic
— 43 Division 3. East North Central
— 39 Division 4. West North Central
–115 Division 5. South Atlantic
— 33 Division 6. East South Central
–127 Division 7. West South Central
–138 Division 8. Mountain
— 72 Division 9. Pacific
— ? Division 10 [No data presented.]
–619 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, HHS Region., T67 & X30. Our number – no total
— ? HHS Region #1 CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT [not shown if less than ten]
— 21 HHS Region #2 NJ, NY
— 91 HHS Region #3 DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV
— 94 HHS Region #4 AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN
— 43 HHS Region #5 IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI
–132 HHS Region #6 AR, LA, NM, OK, TX
— 36 HHS Region #7 IA, KS, MO, NE
— 13 HHS Region #8 CO, MT, ND, SD, UT
–189 HHS Region #9 AZ, CA, HI, NV
— ? HHS Region #10 AK, ID, OR, WA
–610 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67 code (heat and light)
–466 CDC Wonder. Underlying Cause of Death, States, X30 (excessive natural heat).*
[*Our number – no total given. Data for States with less than ten deaths are suppressed.]
–158 National Weather Service. 2005 Heat Related Fatalities. 8-3-2015 modification.[1]
–158 NCDC. Storm Events Database. Heat. Search Results for all U.S. States and Areas. 2005.[2]
— 47 Children in vehicles. Null. 2005 Hyperthermia Deaths of Children in Vehicles. 2-20-2013.[3]
— 29 Work and Heat-Related deaths reported to Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Note on ICDC Codes used in CDC Wonder Online Database above and below: We use T67 and X30 codes. We use them each in the “Census Region,” “HHS Region” and “State” locations. There are two “boxes” to search – “Underlying Cause of Death” and “Multiple Causes of Death” – higher numbers are found in the Multiple Causes of Death option for “Census Region.”)
T67 Effects of heat and light
T67.0 (Heatstroke and sunstroke);
T67.1 (Heat syncope); heat syncope [fainting]; factors include dehydration and lack of acclimatization.
T67.2 (Heat cramp);
T67.3 (Heat exhaustion, anhydrotic); [Note: T67 codes are in the class of “multiple
T67.4 (Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion); cause of death,” meaning, usually, that heat
T67.5 (Heat exhaustion, unspecified); contributed to or combined with another
T67.6 (Heat fatigue, transient); cause of death – such as a heart condition.]
T67.7 (Heat oedema);
T67.8 (Other effects of heat and light);
T67.9 (Effect of heat and light, unspecified)
X30 Exposure to excessive natural heat; hyperthermia. [Underlying (or primary) cause of death.]
Summary of Fatalities by State
Alabama 4
Arizona 244 Blanchard tally using AZ PHS (Mrela/Torres) for all but Maricopa County
Arkansas 13 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67 code (heat and light).
California 64 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67 code (heat and light).
Colorado 1
Florida 27 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67 code (heat and light).
Georgia 16 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67 code (heat and light).
Illinois 14 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67 code (heat and light).
Iowa 1
Kansas 1
Kentucky 2
Louisiana 20 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67 code (heat and light).
Maryland 47 Maryland Department of Health. Cited in Baltimore Sun. 9-17-2013.
Massachusetts 1
Michigan 1
Minnesota 6
Mississippi 12 MS Dept. of Health. Mississippi Morbidity Report, V24, N8, Aug 2008, 1.
Missouri 25 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67 (heat and light code).
Nevada 43 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67 code (heat and light).
New Jersey 7
New York ~140 NYC. Perez-Pena. “Heat Wave…a Factor in 140 Deaths…” NYT, 11-16-2005.
North Carolina 18 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67 code (heat and light).
Ohio 14 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67 code (heat and light).
Oklahoma 16 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67 code (heat and light).
Pennsylvania 39 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67 code (heat and light).
South Carolina 10 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67 code (heat and light).
Tennessee 14 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67 code (heat and light).
Texas 111 TX Dept. Health Svcs. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-2011.
Utah 1
Vermont 1
Virginia 12 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67 code (heat and light).
Washington 2
Wisconsin 12 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67 code (heat and light).
Total: 939
Breakout of Heat-Related Mortality for 2005 by State (and, where available, by locality)
Alabama ( 4)
— 4 Blanchard tally based on locality breakouts below.
— 3 National Weather Service, NOAA. 2005 Heat Related Fatalities. 8-3-2015 mod.
— 1 Athens, Limestone County, July 28. Male, 44, after working outside in the heat.[4]
— 1 Billingsley, Autauga County, July 24. Handicapped male, 65, outside of home.[5]
— 1 Harvest, June 14. Alexandria Sparrow, 10-months; left in family vehicle at home several hrs.[6]
— 1 Mobile, Sep 20. Amiyah White, 2; left by caregivers at church daycare in van over 2 hrs.[7]
Arizona (244)
–244 Blanchard tally using AZ PHS (Mrela/Torres) for all but Maricopa County.[8]
–240 KJZZ 91.5, AZ (Jung). “Big Drop in Arizona Heat-Related Deaths in 2014.” 5-8-2015.[9]
–225 AZ PHS (Mrela/Torres). Deaths…Exposure…Heat…Arizona, 1992-2005. 2010.
–153 Border counties. Mrela/Torres. Deaths…Heat…Arizona, 1992-2005. 2010, 16.
— 66 Central counties. Mrela/Torres. Deaths…Heat…Arizona, 1992-2005. 2010, 16
— 6 Northern counties. Mrela/Torres. Deaths…Heat…Arizona, 1992-2005. 2010, 16.
— 34 Metro Phoenix, Jul. Mrela/Torres. Deaths…Heat…AZ, 1992-2005. 2010, 25-26.[10]
— 77 AZ residents. Mrela/Torres. Deaths…Heat…Arizona, 1992-2005. 2010, p. 25.
— 85 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67 (heat and light code).
— 74 CDC Wonder. Underlying Cause of Death, States, X30 (excessive natural heat).
— 51 State. National Weather Service, NOAA. 2005 Heat Related Fatalities. 8-3-2015 mod.
— 12 Cochise, Santa Cruz co’s. May 20-26. NCDC. Heat, AZ. May 20-26, 2005.
— 30 Metro Phoenix, July 12-21. NCDC. Excessive Heat, AZ, July 12-21, 2005.
State or Country of Residence Breakout (225).[11]
— 77 Arizona
— 9 Other U.S. State or Canada
–116 Mexico or Other Central or South American country
— 23 Unknown
County of Heat Exposure Death Occurrence Breakout.[12]
— 2 Cochise Co., May 20-26. NCDC. Storm Events Database. Heat, AZ, Cochise Co., May 20-26.
–1 Male, 19, outside/open areas. –1 Male, 27, outside/open areas.
— 2 Cochise Co., July 2-5. NCDC. Storm Events Database. Heat, AZ, Cochise Co., July 2-5.
–1 Male, 25, outside/open areas. –1 Female, age not noted, outside/open areas.
— 1 Coconino
— 3 Graham
–1 Safford, July 13. Camille Morales, 2; in grandmother’s care; left in hot car for 3 hrs.[13]
— 1 La Paz
— 75 Maricopa[14]
— 1 Aguila, July 29. Heat exhaustion; male farm worker collapsed and died.[15]
— 1 Mesa, June 27, from June 24 heat exhaustion collapse. Male concrete pourer.[16]
— 1 Phoenix, July 12. Sara DeLacruz, 22-months; left in car by aunt.[17]
–30 Greater Phoenix, July 12-21. NCDC, Storm Events Database, Heat, AZ, Phoenix.[18]
Male, 97, home. Male, 62, other. Male, 65, other. Male, 65, other.
Female, 75, home. Male, 65, other. Male, 65, other. Male, 65, other.
Female, 81, home. Male, 65, other. Male, 65, other. Male, 65, other.
Female, 75, home. Male, 66, outside. Male, 65, other. Male, 65, other.
Female, 75, home. Male, 37, vehicle. Male, 65, other. Male, 65, other.
Male, 65, other. Male, 65, other. Male, 65, other. Male, 55, other.
Male, 55, other. Male, 55, other. Male, 55, other. Male, 55, other.
Male, 55, other. Male, 55, other.
— 1 Scottsdale, Sep 10. Haley Gray, 4; got into mother’s car at home while mother was sleeping.[19]
— 57 Maricopa County. CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, County, T67.[20]
— 46 Maricopa County. CDC Wonder. Underlying Cause of Death, County, X30 (natural heat).[21]
–10 Females (heat listed on death certificate as primary cause of death).
–36 Males (heat listed on death certificate as primary cause of death).
— 28 Maricopa. Fowler, et al. “Heat-Related Deaths…Extreme Heat Event…” MMWR, 6-7-2013.[22]
— 4 Mohave
— 1 Navajo
–116 Pima
–1 Tucson, May 20-26. Male, age not available, outside. NCDC.[23]
–1 Tucson, Aug 12. Heatstroke; general automotive repair worker.[24]
— 8 Pinal
— 1 Santa Cruz County, May 20-26. Male, 22, outside. NCDC. Storm Events Database.[25]
— 1 Santa Cruz County, July 2-5. Person, outside, age and gender not noted. NCDC.[26]
— 8 Tohono Oodham Nation (in Pima, Pinal, Maricopa counties), May 20-25. NCDC.[27]
Male, outside. Female, 35, outside. Person, outside. Male, outside.
Male, outside Male, 48, outside. Person, outside. Person, outside.
— 6 Tohono Oodham Nation (in Pima, Pinal, Maricopa counties), July 2-5. NCDC.[28]
Person, outside, age not noted . Male, outside, age not noted. Person, outside.
Person, outside, age not noted. Female, outside, age not noted. Person, outside.
— 29 Yuma
–1 Somerton, July 25. Heatstroke; farm worker. OSHA.[29]
–1 Yuma, July 28. Heat exhaustion; male concrete and construction worker.[30]
Month of Death from Exposure to Excessive Natural Heat.
— 1 Feb. Mrela/Torres. Deaths…Exposure…Heat…Arizona, 1992-2005. 2010, p. 16.
— 1 Mar. Mrela/Torres. Deaths…Exposure…Heat…Arizona, 1992-2005. 2010, p. 16.
— 7 Apr. Mrela/Torres. Deaths…Exposure…Heat…Arizona, 1992-2005. 2010, p. 16.
— 23 May. Mrela/Torres. Deaths…Exposure…Heat…Arizona, 1992-2005. 2010, p. 16.
— 20 Jun. Mrela/Torres. Deaths…Exposure…Heat…Arizona, 1992-2005. 2010, p. 16.
–120 Jul. Mrela/Torres. Deaths…Exposure…Heat…Arizona, 1992-2005. 2010, p. 16.
— 30 Aug. Mrela/Torres. Deaths…Exposure…Heat…Arizona, 1992-2005. 2010, p. 16.
— 16 Sep. Mrela/Torres. Deaths…Exposure…Heat…Arizona, 1992-2005. 2010, p. 16.
— 4 Oct. Mrela/Torres. Deaths…Exposure…Heat…Arizona, 1992-2005. 2010, p. 16.
— 2 Nov. Mrela/Torres. Deaths…Exposure…Heat…Arizona, 1992-2005. 2010, p. 16.
— 1 Dec. Mrela/Torres. Deaths…Exposure…Heat…Arizona, 1992-2005. 2010, p. 16.
Arkansas (13)
–13 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67 (heat and light code).
–11 AP. “One heat-related fatality sparks state to issue warning.” Courier News, 6-18-2006.[31]
–10 AR Dept. Health. Detailed Mortality Statistics Rpt. 2005 AR Resident Deaths, p. 87.[32]
Age-range and gender breakouts for Arkansas
1-4 5-9 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75-84 85 and over
1 male 1 male 1 male 1 male 1 male, 1 fem. 1 female 2 females 1 male
— 0 National Weather Service, NOAA. 2005 Heat Related Fatalities. 8-3-2015 mod.
— 1 Little Rock, June 6. Marcellus Johnson, 3; left in daycare van several hours, 90s temps.[33]
— 1 Norman, July 5. Jeffery Stauffnecker, 7; got into car trunk at mother’s home.[34]
California ( 64)
–64 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67 (heat and light code).
–55 Cal. Dept. of Public Health. “Table 5. Heat-related deaths, 2000-2011 (Crude Rates).”
–44 CDC Wonder. Underlying Cause of Death, State, X30 (exposure to excessive natural heat).
–22 Blanchard tally based on locality breakouts below.
— 2 National Weather Service, NOAA. 2005 Heat Related Fatalities. 8-3-2015 modification.
— 1 Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, San Diego Co., July 10. Male, 13; dune buggy mired.[35]
— 1 Bakersfield, July 13. Hyperthermia; male farm laborer, harvesting by hand on hot day.[36]
— 1 Bakersfield, July 29. Heatstroke on July 22; male, new truck unloading employee.[37]
— 1 Huron, July 15. Possible heatstroke; farm worker harvesting cantaloupes. OSHA.[38]
— 1 Huron, Aug 17. Heat Exhaustion; farm laborer working in temperatures reaching 110°.[39]
— 1 Indio, Sep 18. Yasmin Arias, 2; got into family car at home; found about two hours later.[40]
–11 Los Angeles County. CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, County, T67 (heat and light).
— 1 Mettler vicinity, Kern Co., South San Joaquin Valley, July 13. Male farm worker, 42.[41]
— 1 Pasadena, Aug 11. Justin Renteria, 2; got into family car and locked in; 87° day.[42]
— 1 Sylmar, July 29. Heat exhaustion; male worker; highway and street construction.[43]
— 1 Wesco, July 31, from July 21 heat exhaustion collapse; male farm laborer. OSHA.[44]
Colorado ( 1)
— 0 National Weather Service, NOAA. 2005 Heat Related Fatalities. 8-3-2015 mod.
— 1 Denver, July 9. Heat exposure; Elizabeth Buchmiller, 2; left in car by grandmother.[45]
Florida (27)
–27 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67 (heat and light code).
–19 CDC Wonder. Underlying Cause of Death, State, X30 (exposure to excessive natural heat).
— 5 Blanchard tally based on locality breakouts below.
— 0 National Weather Service, NOAA. 2005 Heat Related Fatalities. 8-3-2015 mod.
Breakout of Florida Heat-Related Deaths by Locality (where noted):
— 1 Kissimmee, Aug 16. Heat Exhaustion; worker setting reinforcing steel into pool walls, 1st day.[46]
— 1 Orlando, July 21. Kayli Saavedra, 4-months; in hot car; a parent forgot to take to daycare.[47]
— 1 Port Charlotte, June 16. Heatstroke; roofing and sheet metal company worker.[48]
— 1 Tampa, Aug 18. Heat Exhaustion; worker laying pipe; convulsed and collapsed; all day in sun.[49]
— 1 Willington, Oct 14. Female, Jayda Urioste, 8-months, left in vehicle by grandfather.[50]
Georgia (16)
–16 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67 (heat and light code).
–10 CDC Wonder. Underlying Cause of Death, State, X30 (exposure to excessive natural heat).
— 0 National Weather Service, NOAA. 2005 Heat Related Fatalities. 8-3-2015 mod.
— 1 Dawson, Aug 23. Antonio Richardson Jr, 19-months; left in car-seat, mother’s car, hot day.[51]
— 1 Lexington, July 19. Heat exhaustion; male worker, pulpwood logging site. OSHA.[52]
Illinois (14)
–14 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67 (heat and light code).
–10 CDC Wonder. Underlying Cause of Death, State, X30 (exposure to excessive natural heat).
— 7 Blanchard tally based of locality breakouts below.
— 6 National Weather Service, NOAA. 2005 Heat Related Fatalities. 8-3-2015 modification.
Breakout of Illinois Heat-Related Deaths by Locality
— 1 Bloomington (IL Wesleyan University), McLean Co., Aug 19. Male football player, 21.[53]
— 1 Chicago, Cook Co., Aug 15. Female, 45, found slumped over at bus stop, 90°+ day.[54]
— 1 Madison Co., Alton, June 23-30. Female, 70, in home without air conditioning.[55]
— 1 Springfield, Sangamon County, July 22-25. Female, 77, in her mobile home; broken AC.[56]
— 1 St. Clair Co., Centreville, June 23. Male, 48, in home without air conditioner.[57]
— 1 Washington Co., Cahokia, July 25. Male, 73, in his home.[58]
— 1 Winnebago Co., South Beloit, June 27. Heatstroke; male steel beam cutter and welder.[59]
Iowa ( 1)
— 0 National Weather Service, NOAA. 2005 Heat Related Fatalities. 8-3-2015 mod.
— 1 Mount Pleasant, Aug 18. Girl, Payton Burchett, 1; left by mother in car over 8 hours.[60]
Kansas ( 1)
— 1 National Weather Service, NOAA. 2005 Heat Related Fatalities. 8-3-2015 modification.
— 1 Bonner Springs, Wyandotte County, July 23. Female, 78, permanent home.[61]
Kentucky ( 2)
— 0 National Weather Service, NOAA. 2005 Heat Related Fatalities. 8-3-2015 mod.
— 1 Brodhead, Rockcastle Co., July 21. Sebastian McCown, 2; found in mother’s car at home.[62]
— 1 Lexington, Aug 1. Daniel Jewell, 9-months; left by father in SUV car-seat in home driveway.[63]
Louisiana (20)
–20 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67 (heat and light code).
–17 Louisiana DHH. Heat Stress: Hospital Admissions…and Deaths in Louisiana. 2012, p. 9.[64]
–12 CDC Wonder. Underlying Cause of Death. State, X30 (exposure to excessive natural heat).
— 4 Blanchard tally of locality breakouts below.
— 2 National Weather Service, NOAA. 2005 Heat Related Fatalities. 8-3-2015 modification.
Breakout of Louisiana Heat-Related Deaths by locality.
— 1 Arabi community, New Orleans, St. Bernard Parish, July 17. Allison Renee Tusa, 9; in car.[65]
— 1 Caddo Parish, June 29. Female, 68, outside/open area.[66]
— 1 Caddo Parish, June 30. Male, 56, permanent home.[67]
— 1 Fort Polk, Aug 20. Maj. Marino G. David, 47; land navigation exercise prior to deployment.[68]
Maryland (47)
–47 Baltimore Sun. “15 Md. heat-related deaths tallied this summer, lowest since 2009.” 9-17-2013.[69]
–47 Baltimore Sun (S. Dance). “Heat death toll reaches highest total since 2005.” 8-14-2012.[70]
–45 AP. “Maryland. Three More Heat-Related Deaths.” Frederick News-Post, 7-24-2010, A2.[71]
–45 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67 (heat and light code).
–45 MD StateStat. “Heat-Related Deaths.” From MD DPSCS / DLLR meeting, 11-22-2011.[72]
–21 Blanchard tally of locality breakouts below.
–16 CDC Wonder. Underlying Cause of Death, State, X30 (exposure to excessive natural heat).
— 0 National Weather Service, NOAA. 2005 Heat Related Fatalities. 8-3-2015 mod.
–19 Baltimore. CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, County, T67 (heat and light).
— 1 Frederick, Sep 8. Heatstroke; Isaiah Brown, 5-months; left in family car by father ~5 hrs.[73]
— 1 Hunt Valley, Sep 23. Kyrt Barnhill, 1; left in car by father; forget to take son to daycare.[74]
Massachusetts ( 1)
— 0 National Weather Service, NOAA. 2005 Heat Related Fatalities. 8-3-2015 mod.
— 1 Fall River, Sep 28. Brianna Correa, 1-year; left by mother inside SUV at work.[75]
Michigan ( 1)
— 1 Weare Twp., Oceana County, June 20. Michael McClure, 3-months; left in car by mother.[76]
Minnesota ( 6)
— 6 Minn. Dept. of Health. Heat-related Deaths: Facts & Figures, 2000-2013 (webpage).[77]
— 0 National Weather Service, NOAA. 2005 Heat Related Fatalities. 8-3-2015 modification.
— 1 Browns Valley, Aug 17. Tehya Carlson, 15-months; left in car by father 8 hrs. at work.[78]
Mississippi (12)
–12 Miss. State Dept. of Health. Mississippi Morbidity Report, Vol. 24, No. 8, Aug 2008, p. 1.
–11 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67 (heat and light code).
— 2 National Weather Service, NOAA. 2005 Heat Related Fatalities. 8-3-2015 modification.
— 1 Bolivar or Covington County, July 26. Male, 70, outside.[79]
— 1 Verona, Lee County, July 27. Excessive heat; male, 44, outside.[80]
Missouri (25)
–25 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67 (heat and light code).
–25 NWS CRH, Kansas City, MO. Summer Weather Safety. “[MO] Heat Related Deaths.”[81]
–16 CDC Wonder. Underlying Cause of Death, State, X30 (exposure to excessive natural heat).
–11 Blanchard tally of locality breakouts below.
— 8 National Weather Service, NOAA. 2005 Heat Related Fatalities. 8-3-2015 mod.
— 2 Cape Girardeau, July 21-26. Female, 83, permanent home; male, 63, permanent home.[82]
— 1 Kansas City, Jackson County, June 29 (body found). Heat exposure, male, 52.[83]
— 1 “ Aug 4. Female, 64, outside.[84]
— 1 “ early Aug. Heat exposure (Med Examiner); male, 57, had medical condition.[85]
— 1 Lincoln County, July 20-26. Female, 72, permanent home.[86]
— 1 Scott City, Scott Co., July 20-26. Male, 43 in small travel trailer with broken AC.[87]
— 1 St. Louis City, June 6. Heat related causes; female, 83; AC not turned on; windows closed.[88]
— 3 “ July 20-26. Male, 55 and 95; female, 56; all permanent homes.[89]
Nevada (43)
–43 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67 (heat and light code).
–28 CDC Wonder. Underlying Cause of Death, State, X30 (exposure to excessive natural heat).
— 0 National Weather Service, NOAA. 2005 Heat Related Fatalities. 8-3-2015 mod.
–42 Clark County. CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, County, T67 (heat and light).
–27 Clark County. CDC Wonder. Underlying Cause, County, X30 (excessive natural heat).
— 8 Females.
–19 Males.
–17 Las Vegas area. CNN. “Record-setting heat wave turns fatal in Southwest.” 6-30-2013.
–1 Las Vegas, July 8. Jozia Diaz-Beltran, 16-months; accidentally left in car by father.[90]
–1 LV, Aug 2. Heat exhaustion; construction laborer cleaning up excavated street.[91]
New Jersey ( 7)
— 7 Blanchard tally based on locality breakouts below.
— 2 National Weather Service, NOAA. 2005 Heat Related Fatalities. 8-3-2015 mod.
— 3 Camden, June 22. Anibal Cruz, 11; Danny Agosto, 6; Jesstin Pagan, 5; in trunk of car.[92]
— 2 Cape May County (west), July 18-19. Male, 55, permanent home; female, 58, perm. home.[93]
— 1 Jersey City, May 13. Jada Jackson, 4-months; father forgot and left in family car 7 hrs.[94]
— 1 Westampton, Aug 21. Sallu Alghali, 2; left overnight into next day in family car outside home.[95]
New York (140)
–140 NYC. Perez-Pena. “Heat Wave…a Factor in 140 Deaths, New York Says.” NYT, 11-16-2005.[96]
— 40 Heat stroke deaths in early August
–~100 …heat playing a contributing role.” Between July 27 and Aug 5 alone.
— 14 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67 (heat and light code).
— 11 CDC Wonder. Underlying Cause of Death, State, X30 (excessive natural heat).
— 0 National Weather Service, NOAA. 2005 Heat Related Fatalities. 8-3-2015 mod.
— 1 Brooklyn, July 6. Heat exhaustion; residential remodeling worker; heavy labor in heat.[97]
— 1 Town of Porter, July 13. Heat stroke; male construction worker; temp. of 107 at hosp.[98]
North Carolina ( 18)
–18 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67 (heat and light code).
–14 CDC Wonder. Underlying Cause of Death, State, X30 (exposure to excessive natural heat).
— 5 Blanchard tally of locality breakouts below.
— 2 National Weather Service, NOAA. 2005 Heat Related Fatalities. 8-3-2015 modification.
— 1 Dunn, Sep 8. Heatstroke; farm worker.[99]
— 1 Fairmont, July 27. Farm worker after day of picking squash and cutting grass. OSHA.[100]
— 1 Lillington, Harnett Co., July 18. Heatstroke; male migrant worker hand harvesting tobacco.[101]
— 1 Sylva, May 22. Heat exposure; Devin Gibson, 8; put in trunk of car by his mother.[102]
— 1 Walker Farm, Person County, July 19. Male migrant farm worker, 45; heat index 103°.[103]
Ohio (14)
–14 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67 (heat and light code).
–10 CDC Wonder. Underlying Cause of Death, State, X30 (exposure to excessive natural heat).
— 0 National Weather Service, NOAA. 2005 Heat Related Fatalities. 8-3-2015 mod.
— 1 Athens, Sep 29. Evan Winkenwerder, 9-mo.; left in car by father accidentally at work.[104]
— 1 Batavia Township, July 4. Heatstroke; Andy Jones, 4; got into parent’s car at home.[105]
Oklahoma (16)
–16 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67 (heat and light code).
–14 CDC Wonder. Underlying Cause of Death, State, X30 (exposure to excessive natural heat).
— 8 Blanchard tally of locality breakouts below.
— 4 Associated Press. “Soaring heat scorches nation.” 7-26-2005. St. Petersburg Times, FL.
— 1 National Weather Service, NOAA. 2005 Heat Related Fatalities. 8-3-2015 mod.
Breakout of heat-related fatalities by Oklahoma localities:
— 1 Ada, Pontotoc Co., July 22. Hyperthermia, Mary E. Hoehman, 80.[106]
— 1 Ardmore, Aug 15. Heatstroke; male shipping loader worker, DGS distribution center.[107]
— 1 Durant, July 18. Toby James, 20-months; accidentally left in car, hot day, by mother.[108]
— 1 McCurtain County, July 22. Male, 58, outdoors doing contract logging work.[109]
— 2 Norman, Aug 28. Hunter and Houston McDaniel, 4 & 7; got into trunk of family car at home.[110]
— 1 Oklahoma City, July 22. Hyperthermia (according to ME), Harold Watson Byrd, 62.[111]
— 1 Tulsa, July 15. Noella Ross, 8-9 weeks; left by parents in van at home over 2-hrs.; 96° temp.[112]
Pennsylvania (39)
–39 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67 (heat and light code).
–26 National Weather Service, NOAA. 2005 Heat Related Fatalities. 8-3-2015 mod.
–10 CDC Wonder. Underlying Cause of Death, State, X30 (exposure to excessive natural heat).
–23 Philadelphia. CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, County, T67 (heat and light).
–23 Philadelphia. Philadelphia Inquirer. “7 more deaths tied to the heat…” 6-13-2008.[113]
–23 “ June 6-Sep 19. NCDC. Storm Events Database. Heat, PA, Philadelphia.
— 1 “ June 6. Hyperthermia; male, 53, cement co. worker, 89°, relative humidity 50%.[114]
— 3 “ June 13-14. Females, 69 and 74, male, 76; all at their homes; no AC/not on.[115]
— 1 “ June 25-26. Female, 86, at home without fans or air conditioning.[116]
— 6 “ July 18-19. NCDC. Storm Events Database. Heat, PA, Philadelphia, July 18-19.
–Female, 86, permanent home. –Male, 69, permanent home. –Male, 72, home.
–Male, 77, permanent home. –Male, 84, permanent home. –Male, 91, home.
— 5 “ July 25-27. NCDC. Storm Events Database. Heat, PA, Philadelphia, July 25-37
–Female, 71, at home. –Male, 49, at home. –Female, 58, at home.
–Female, 81, at home. –Female, 85, at home.
— 4 “ Aug 2-5. Males 49, 55, 67, 79 at permanent homes.[117]
— 2 “ Aug 11-14. Male, 47, permanent home; male, 76, permanent home.[118]
— 1 “ Sep 13. Male, 74, permanent home.[119]
— 1 Montgomery Co., Pottstown, July 25-27. Female, 88; deceased at wheel of her car, shopping ctr.[120]
— 1 Montgomery County, July 25-27. Female, 74, permanent home.[121]
— 1 “ Aug 2-5. Female, 74, permanent home.[122]
South Carolina (10)
–10 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67 (heat and light code).
— 0 National Weather Service, NOAA. 2005 Heat Related Fatalities. 8-3-2015 mod.
— 1 Columbia, Oct 16. Dominic Moody, 3, left in SUV 5 hours by mother while at work.[123]
South Dakota ( 1)
— 0 State. National Weather Service, NOAA. 2005 Heat Related Fatalities. 8-3-2015 mod.
— 1 Pierre, July 15. Jesse Templeton, 13-months; left by father in car; outdoor temp. ~100°.[124]
Tennessee (14)
–14 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67 (heat and light code).
–11 CDC Wonder. Underlying Cause of Death, State, X30 (exposure to excessive natural heat).
— 0 National Weather Service, NOAA. 2005 Heat Related Fatalities. 8-3-2015 modification.
— 1 Kingsport, Aug 9. Parker Gibson, 2; got into family car while parents napped.[125]
— 1 Memphis, Sep 10. Caleb Janowski, 5-months; left in 3rd row seat in family van at home.[126]
Texas (112)
–112 Blanchard tally of county and locality breakouts below.[127]
–111 TX Dept. State Health Services. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-2011 update.[128]
— 98 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67 (heat and light code).
— 66 CDC Wonder. Underlying Cause of Death, State, X30 (exposure to excessive natural heat)
— 49 National Weather Service, NOAA. 2005 Heat Related Fatalities. 8-3-2015 modification.
Breakout of Heat-Related Texas Fatalities by County.
— 1 Austin Co. TX Dept. State Health Svcs. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-2011.
— 1 Bastrop Co. TX Dept. State Health Svcs. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-2011.
— 1 Bell Co. TX Dept. State Health Svcs. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-2011.
— 1 Bexar Co., San Antonio, June 9. Heat exhaustion. Landscaping worker. OSHA.[129]
— 1 Blanco Co. TX Dept. State Health Svcs. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-2011.
— 1 Bowie Co. TX Dept. State Health Svcs. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-2011.
— 1 Brazoria Co. TX Dept. State Health Svcs. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-2011.
— 3 Brazos Co. TX Dept. State Health Svcs. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-2011.
–10 Brooks Co. TX Dept. State Health Svcs. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-2011.
— 1 Cameron Co. TX Dept. State Health Svcs. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-2011.
— 1 Camp Co. TX Dept. State Health Svcs. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-2011.
— 1 Chambers County, Sep 22. Person, outside; Hurricane Rita evacuee.[130]
— 1 Collin Co., Princeton, July 26. Heat exhaustion; worker installing erosion control matting.[131]
— 1 Comanche Co. TX Dept. State Health Svcs. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-’11.
— 2 Culberson Co. TX Dept. State Health Svcs. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-’11.
— 1 Dallas Co. TX Dept. State Health Svcs. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-2011.
— 1 Denton Co., The Colony, Sep 6. James Hays, 2; found in car seat, family car, at home.[132]
–12 Dimmit Co. TX Dept. State Health Services. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-’11.
— 3 Duval Co. TX Dept. State Health Svcs. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-2011.
— 8 El Paso Co. TX Dept. State Health Svcs. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-2011.
— 1 Ellis Co., Maypearl, June 23. Girl, Mika Terry, 6-months; left by father in truck at work.[133]
— 1 Fayette Co. TX Dept. State Health Svcs. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-2011.
— 1 Fort Bend Co. TX Dept. State Health Svcs. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-’11.
— 1 Frio Co. TX Dept. State Health Svcs. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-2011.
— 1 Galveston Co. TX Dept. State Health Svcs. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-’11.
— 1 Gonzales Co. TX Dept. State Health Svcs. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-2011.
— 1 Grayson Co. TX Dept. State Health Svcs. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-2011.
–34 Harris Co., Sep 21-28. All associated with Hurricane Rita evacuations.[134]
Female, 17, vehicle/towed trailer. Female, 75, other. Male, 84, vehicle/towed trailer.
Female, 72, vehicle/towed trailer. Female, 91, other. Male, 51, vehicle/towed trailer.
Female 30, vehicle/towed trailer. Female, 58, outside. Male, 65, vehicle/towed trailer.
Female, 72, vehicle/towed trailer. Male, 1, other. Male, 24, vehicle/towed trailer.
Female, 50, permanent home. Female, 71, other. Male, 63, permanent home.
Female, 67, vehicle/towed trailer. Female, 29, other. Male, 80, vehicle/towed trailer.
Female, 69, vehicle/towed trailer. Male, 66, other. Female, 92, permanent home.
Female, 83, vehicle/towed trailer. Male, 58, other. Male, 71, permanent home.
Female, 43, vehicle/towed trailer. Female, 79, other. Male, 85, vehicle/towed trailer.
Female, 27, outside/open areas. Male, 90, other. Male, 83, vehicle/towed trailer.
Female, 73, vehicle/towed trailer. Female, 86, other. Male, 92, vehicle/towed trailer.
Female, 91, other.
–20 Harris County. CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, County, T67 (heat and light).[135]
–12 Harris Co. CDC Wonder. Underlying Cause of Death, County, X30 (excessive natural heat).
–11 Harris Co. TX Dept. State Health Svcs. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-2011.
— 1 Hays Co. TX Dept. State Health Svcs. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-2011.
— 2 Hidalgo Co. TX Dept. State Health Svcs. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-2011.
— 1 Houston County, Sep 22. Person, outside, associated with Hurricane Rita evacuation.[136]
— 1 Jefferson Co., Port Neches, July 19. Heat exhaustion; male, water blasting inside reactor.[137]
— 5 Jim Hogg. TX Dept. State Health Svcs. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-2011.
— 1 Jim Wells. TX Dept. State Health Svcs. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-2011.
— 1 Kenedy County, Sarita, Oct 18. Heat exhaustion; Male employee, working on pipe rack.[138]
— 1 Kerr Co. TX Dept. State Health Svcs. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-2011.
— 1 Kleberg Co. TX Dept. State Health Svcs. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-2011.
— 1 La Salle Co. TX Dept. State Health Svcs. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-2011.
— 1 Lubbock Co., Lubbock, Aug 3. Josef Duemer, 1; left by mother strapped in car seat nine hours.[139]
— 1 McLennan. TX Dept. State Health Svcs. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-2011.
— 3 Maverick. TX Dept. State Health Svcs. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-2011.
–13 Montgomery Co., Sep 22-26. Heat-related deaths associated with Hurricane Rita evac.[140]
Female, 68, vehicle/towed trailer. Male, 71, other. Male, 81, other.
Male, 53, vehicle/towed trailer. Female, 80, outside. Female, 76, permanent home.
Male, 44, permanent home. Female, 59, other. Female, 43, permanent home.
Female, 62, vehicle/towed trailer. Male, 29, other. Female, 76, other.
Female, 93, vehicle/towed trailer.
— 1 Montgomery. TX Dept. State Health Svcs. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-2011.
— 1 Nacogdoches. TX Dept. State Health Svcs. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-’11.
— 1 Randall Co. TX Dept. State Health Svcs. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-2011.
— 2 Smith Co. TX Dept. State Health Svcs. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-2011.
— 3 Tarrant Co. TX Dept. State Health Svcs. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-2011.
–1 Southlake, Aug 19. Madeline Lewis, 3; found by father; his vehicle; business complex.[141]
— 1 Travis Co. TX Dept. State Health Svcs. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-2011.
— 1 Washington. TX Dept. State Health Svcs. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-2011.
–12 Webb Co. TX Dept. State Health Svcs. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-2011.
— 1 Zavala Co. TX Dept. State Health Svcs. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-2011.
Utah ( 1)
— 1 National Weather Service, NOAA. 2005 Heat Related Fatalities. 8-3-2015 modification.
–1 Glen Canyon Recreation Area/Lake Powell, July 12. Male hiker, age not noted.[142]
Vermont ( 1)
— 0 National Weather Service, NOAA. 2005 Heat Related Fatalities. 8-3-2015 mod.
— 1 Brattleboro, Sep 13. Heatstroke; employee collapsed unloading wood pellets, later died.[143]
Virginia (12)
–12 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67 (heat and light code).
— 3 State. Blanchard tally of locality breakouts below.
— 1 National Weather Service, NOAA. 2005 Heat Related Fatalities. 8-3-2015 mod.
Breakout of Heat-Related Fatalities in Virginia by locality:
— 1 Charlottesville, Albemarle Co., July 30. Complications from heat stroke, male runner, 18.[144]
— 1 Henrico Co., Varina, Sep 28. Girl, Kyiah Madison, 10-months; left strapped in seat in car.[145]
— 1 Prince William County, July 18. Excessive heat; male paving & construction worker, 60.[146]
Washington ( 2)
— 2 Blanchard tally based on locality breakouts below.
— 1 National Weather Service, NOAA. 2005 Heat Related Fatalities. 8-3-2015 modification.
— 1 Maple Valley, June 23. Austin Blair, 2; got into unlocked car at home abut one hour.[147]
— 1 Moxee, Yakima Co., July 7. Heat exhaustion; Male, weeding in hop field with machete.[148]
Wisconsin ( 12)
–12 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67 (heat and light code).
–12 Wisc. DEM. “Wisconsin Heat Awareness Day June 12, 2014” (Press Release). 6-4-2014.
— 0 National Weather Service, NOAA. 2005 Heat Related Fatalities. 8-3-2015 mod.
— 1 Milwaukee, July 18. Heatstroke; male, working in laundry dept., sheltered workshop.[149]
— 1 West Allis, June 9. Asia Jones, 2; left by day care center driver in van 8 hrs. on hot day.[150]
General Narrative Information
NWS: “In 2005, 158 people died as a result of extreme heat, up from only 6 fatalities in 2004, but still below the 10-year average for heat related fatalities of 170. In 2005, the most dangerous place to be was in a permanent home with little or no air conditioning, where a reported 51 deaths occurred. The next most dangerous locale was outdoors, where 40 people died trying to combat the heat.” (National Weather Service, NOAA. 2005 Heat Related Fatalities. 8-3-2015 modification.)
Arizona Narrative Information
Mrela and Torres: “From 1992 to 2009, 1,485 deaths from exposure to heat due to weather conditions occurred in Arizona. The annual number of deaths due this cause increased from 10 in 1992 to 225 in 2005 and then declined sharply to 137 in 2006, 111 in 2007, and 85 in 2008. In 2009, the number of deaths from exposure to excessive natural heat increased to 110….
“Unprecedented increase in the number of deaths from natural heat among migrants (from no fatalities in 1992, to 13 deaths reported in 1998 and 116 deaths in 2005) was likely to be linked to an increase in illegal immigrant traffic across Arizona’s part of the U.S. – Mexico border.” (Mrela, Christopher K. and Clare Torres. Deaths From Exposure to Excessive Natural Heat Occurring in Arizona, 1992-2005. Arizona Department of Health Services. March 2010, p. 2.)
NCDC: “A strong high pressure ridge across Arizona caused extreme heat across the desert Southwest. The heat was extreme from May 20, 2005 until May 26, 2005, with the hottest days being May 20th thru 23rd. Throughout this heat wave several bodies, some identified and some not, where found in the desert, all were believed to have died as a result of the extreme heat.” (NCDC/NOAA)
“This was the third warmest July on record in Phoenix. The average monthly temperature was 97.3 degrees, just 4 tenths of a degree shy of the record warmest July which was set in 2003. The average maximum temperature for the month was 109.5 compared to a normal of 106.6 degrees. Several daily high temperature records were tied or broken, including 115 degrees on July 12, 114 degrees on July 13, and 116 degrees on July 17, the hottest day of the month. The average minimum temperature for July was 85.0 degrees, compared to a normal of 82.9. The daily low temperature records that were tied or broken included July 16, 17, 18, 19 and 21st. The low temperature on July 17 was 93, just 3 degrees shy of the hottest minimum ever in Phoenix. The onset of the wet season, usually around the 7th, was delayed until the 17th. Even after July 17, there was not much humidity, and the total rainfall for the month at Phoenix Sky Harbor airport was only .16 inches. Authorities have attributed 30 deaths to heat, nearly all victims were homeless.” (NCDC/NOAA)
On Heat:
CDC. “Heat-Related Deaths – [U.S.], 1999-2003,” MMWR, V55, N29, 7-28-2006, 796-798:
“Heat-related illnesses (e.g., heat cramps, heat exhaustion, heat syncope, or heatstroke) can occur when high ambient temperatures overcome the body’s natural ability to dissipate heat. Older adults, young children, and persons with chronic medical conditions are particularly susceptible to these illnesses and are at high risk for heat-related mortality. Previous analyses of the risk factors associated with heat-related deaths have been based on the underlying cause entered on the death certificate. The analysis revealed that including these deaths increased the number of heat-related deaths by 54% and suggested that the number of heat-related deaths is underestimated.
“CDC uses information from death certificates categorized by codes from the International Classification of Diseases to estimate national mortality trends. These data, collected and submitted by states, were used to determine the number of deaths in the United States during 1999–2003 that had exposure to excessive natural heat§ recorded as the underlying cause (code X30 from ICD, tenth revision [ICD-10]), hyperthermia recorded as a contributing factor (ICD-10 code T67) (6), or both….
“Editorial Note: In this analysis, the inclusion of hyperthermia as a contributing cause of death increased by 54% the total number of heat-related deaths during 1999–2003 that would have been counted through inclusion of a heat-related underlying cause alone. Because heat-related illnesses can exacerbate existing medical conditions and death from heat exposure can be preceded by various symptoms, heat-related deaths can be difficult to identify when illness onset or death is not witnessed by a clinician. In addition, the criteria used to determine heat-related causes of death vary among states. This can lead to underreporting heat-related deaths or to reporting heat as a factor contributing to death rather than the underlying cause.
“Continued exposure to excessive heat can lead to hyperthermia or death. Of the heat-related illnesses, heat exhaustion and heatstroke are the most serious. Heat exhaustion is characterized by muscle cramps, fatigue, headache, nausea or vomiting, and dizziness or fainting. The skin is often cool and moist, indicating that the body’s mechanism for cooling itself (i.e., sweating) is still functioning. The pulse rate is typically fast and weak, and breathing is rapid and shallow. If untreated, heat exhaustion can progress to heatstroke. Heatstroke is a serious, life-threatening condition characterized by a high body temperature (>103ºF [>39.4ºC]); red, hot, and dry skin (no sweating); rapid, strong pulse; throbbing headache; dizziness; nausea; confusion; and unconsciousness. Symptoms can progress to encephalopathy, liver and kidney failure, coagulopathy, and multiple organ system dysfunction. Prompt treatment of heat-related illnesses with aggressive fluid replacement and cooling of core body temperature is critical to reducing morbidity and mortality.
“Many heat-related deaths, regardless of whether they are associated with chronic medical conditions, are preventable. During periods of extreme heat, heat-related illnesses can be prevented by avoiding strenuous outdoor activities, drinking adequate amounts of fluid, avoiding alcohol consumption, wearing lightweight clothing, and using air-conditioning. Groups at high risk include young children, persons aged >65 years, persons who do strenuous activities outdoors, and persons with chronic (particularly cardiovascular) medical conditions.”
EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) on Heat-Related Deaths (11-21-2023):
“When people are exposed to extreme heat, they can suffer from potentially deadly illnesses, such as heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Hot temperatures can also contribute to deaths from heart attacks, strokes, and other forms of cardiovascular disease. Heat is the leading weather-related killer in the United States, even though most heat-related deaths are preventable through outreach and intervention (see EPA’s Excessive Heat Events Guidebook at: www.epa.gov/heat-islands/excessive-heat-events-guidebook).
Unusually hot summer temperatures have become more common across the contiguous 48 states in recent decades…extreme heat events (heat waves) have become more frequent and intense… and these trends are expected to continue. As a result, the risk of heat-related deaths and illness is also expected to increase.[151] The “urban heat island” effect accentuates the problem by causing even higher temperatures in densely developed urban areas. Reductions in cold-related deaths are projected to be smaller than increases in heat-related deaths in most regions. Death rates can also change, however, as people acclimate to higher temperatures and as communities strengthen their heat response plans and take other steps to continue to adapt.
“Certain population groups already face higher risks of heat-related death, and increases in summertime temperature variability will increase that risk. The population of adults aged 65 and older, which is expected to continue to grow, has a higher-than-average risk of heat-related death. Children are particularly vulnerable to heat-related illness and death, as their bodies are less able to adapt to heat than adults, and they must rely on others to help keep them safe. People with certain diseases, such as cardiovascular and respiratory illnesses, are especially vulnerable to excessive heat exposure, as are the economically disadvantaged. Data also suggest a higher risk among non-Hispanic Blacks.”
Trent, CA Dept. of Health Services on Heat-Related (HR) Illness: “HR illness is described according to three stages of increasing severity:
- Heat cramps. Mild and easy to treat, this level involves fevers generally under 102 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Heat exhaustion: Involves fevers over 102 degrees Fahrenheit, often with vomiting, diarrhea, and fatigue.
- Heat stroke: A severe and life-threatening failure of body’s ability to cool (e.g., sweating ceases), with fevers over 104 degrees Fahrenheit. Heat stroke can result in organ and neurologic damage and lead quickly to death.” (p. 3)
“Exertional heat stroke tends to occur among younger (under 50 years old), healthier persons who develop heat stroke after strenuous activity and inadequate hydration. The result is dehydration and electrolyte imbalance. Exposures may involve work or recreational activities outdoors.
“Classic heat stroke tends to occur among persons who are older (over 50 years old), frail, and with chronic diseases. They may take medications, have psychological or cognitive problems, and live alone. They are assumed to have a compromised thermoregulatory response due to their age, illnesses, and medications. They generally are not in an air conditioned space when discovered with heat stroke symptoms or deceased.” (p. 5)
(Trent, Roger B., Ph.D. (CA Dept. of Health Services). Review of July 2006 Heat Wave Related Fatalities in California. Sacramento, CA: Epidemiology and Prevention for Injury Control Branch, California Department of Health Services, May 2007.)
Associated Press (Anita Snow and Kendria Lafleur), Mishmash of how US heat deaths are counted complicates efforts to keep people safe as Earth warms.” 8-13-2023:
“….Even when it seems obvious that extreme heat was a factor, death certificates don’t always reflect the role it played. Experts say a mishmash of ways more than 3,000 counties calculate heat deaths means we don’t really know how many people die in the U.S. each year because of high temperatures in an ever warming world.
“That imprecision harms efforts to better protect people from extreme heat because officials who set policies and fund programs can’t get the financial and other support needed to make a difference….Currently, about the only consistency in counting heat deaths in the U.S. is that officials and climate specialists acknowledge fatalities are grossly undercounted…
“ ‘It’s frustrating that for 90 years public health officials in the United States have not had a good picture of heat-related mortality because we have such a bad data system,’ said Dr. David Jones, a Harvard Medical School professor who also teaches in the epidemiology department at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
“There is no uniformity among who does the counting across U.S. jurisdictions. Death investigations in some places might be carried out by a medical examiner, typically a physician trained in forensic pathology. In other locales, the coroner could be an elected sheriff, such as the one in Orange County, California. In some small counties in Texas, a justice of peace might determine cause of death. Utah and Massachusetts are among states that do not track heat-related deaths where exposure to extreme heat was a secondary factor.
“The CDC, which is often several years behind in reporting, draws information on heat deaths from death certificate information included in local, state, tribal and territorial databases. The CDC said in a statement that coroners and others who fill out death certificates ‘are encouraged to report all causes of death,’ but they may not always associate those contributing causes to an extreme heat exposure death and include the diagnostic codes for heat illnesses.
“Hess, the Arizona coroner [Pima County medical examiner], said determining environmental heat was a factor in someone’s death is difficult and can take weeks or even months of investigation including toxicological tests. ‘If someone was shot in the head, it’s pretty obvious what happened there,’ Hess said. ‘But when you find a body in a hot apartment 48 hours after they died, there is a lot of ambiguity.’ Hess noted that Pima County this year began including heat-related deaths in its tally of environmental heat fatalities….”
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. National Vital Statistics System, Mortality 1999-2020 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released in 2021. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2020, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed at http://wonder.cdc.gov/mcd-icd10.html on Feb 29, 2024 (Multiple Cause, Census Div., X30.)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. National Vital Statistics System, Mortality 1999-2020 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released in 2021. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2020, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed at http://wonder.cdc.gov/mcd-icd10.html on Feb 29, 2024 (Multiple Cause, Census Div., X30, T67)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. National Vital Statistics System, Mortality 1999-2020 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released in 2021. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2020, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed at http://wonder.cdc.gov/mcd-icd10.html on Feb 29, 2024 (Multiple Cause, Census Region, T67.)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. National Vital Statistics System, Mortality 1999-2020 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released in 2021. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2020, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed at http://wonder.cdc.gov/mcd-icd10.html on Feb 29, 2024 (Multiple Cause, Census Region, X30.)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. National Vital Statistics System, Mortality 1999-2020 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released in 2021. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2020, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed at http://wonder.cdc.gov/mcd-icd10.html on Feb 29, 2024 (Multiple Cause, HHS Region T67)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. National Vital Statistics System, Mortality 1999-2020 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released in 2021. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2020, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed at http://wonder.cdc.gov/mcd-icd10.html on Feb 29, 2024 2:07:56 PM (Multiple Cause, State, T67)
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Lexington Herald-Leader (Cassondra Kirby), KY. “Bottles, Pills Might be Clues in Baby’s Death – Father Left Him in Hot Car at Home.” 8-4-2005. Accessed 9-20-2015 at: http://ssristories.org/father-charged-with-murder-after-baby-dies-of-heatstroke-in-car/
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National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat. Search Results for all U.S. States and Areas. 2005. Accessed 9-21-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/listevents.jsp?eventType=%28Z%29+Heat&beginDate_mm=01&beginDate_dd=01&beginDate_yyyy=2005&endDate_mm=12&endDate_dd=31&endDate_yyyy=2005&hailfilter=0.00&tornfilter=0&windfilter=000&sort=DT&submitbutton=Search&statefips=-999%2CALL
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Alabama, Autauga County, July 24, 2005. Accessed 9-23-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5467137
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Alabama, Limestone County, July 28, 2005. Accessed 9-23-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5466401
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Alabama, Lower Mobile, Sep 20, 2005. Accessed 9-24-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5475491
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Arizona, Cochise County, May 20-26, 2005. Accessed 9-22-2015 at: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5446990
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Arizona, Cochise County, July 2-5, 2005. Accessed 9-22-2015 at: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5465134
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Arizona, Greater Phoenix Area, July 12-21, 2005. Accessed 9-22-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5467997
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Arizona, Santa Cruz County, May 20-26, 2005. Accessed 9-22-2005: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5446988
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Arizona, Santa Cruz County, July 2-5, 2005. Accessed 9-22-2005: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5465136
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Arizona, Tohono Oodham Nation, May-20-26, 2005. Accessed 9-22-2015 at: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5446989
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Arizona, Tohono Oodham Nation, July 2-5, 2005. Accessed 9-22-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5465135
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Arizona, Tucson Metro/Marana/Green Valley, May 20-26, 2005. Accessed 9-22-2015 at: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5446991
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, California, San Diego County, July 10-20, 2005. Accessed 9-22-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5461752
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat. California, SE San Joaquin Valley, July 13, 2005. Accessed 9-22-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=546640
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Illinois, Cook County, Aug 8, 2005. Accessed 9-23-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5475708
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Illinois, Madison, June 23-30, 2005. Accessed 9-22-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5451647
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Illinois, McLean County, Aug 19, 2005. Accessed 9-24-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5469246
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Illinois, Sangamon, July 22-25, 2005. Accessed 9-23-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5466796
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Illinois, St. Clair County, June 23, 2005. Accessed 9-22-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5451649
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Illinois, Washington County, July 20-26, 2005. Accessed 9-23-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5464574
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Kansas, Wyandotte County, July 21-25, 2005. Accessed 9-23-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5466007
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Louisiana, Caddo Parish, June 29, 2005. Accessed 9-22-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5481191
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Louisiana, Caddo Parish, June 30, 2005. Accessed 9-22-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5481192
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Mississippi, Bolivar, July 23-27, 2005. Accessed 9-23-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5466906
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Mississippi, Lee County, July 27, 2005. Accessed 9-23-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5464959
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Missouri, Cape Girardeau, July 20-26, 2005. Accessed 9-23-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5461100
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Missouri, Jackson County, Aug 4, 2005. Accessed 9-23-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5471763
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Missouri, Lincoln, July 20-26, 2005. Accessed 9-23-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5464540
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Missouri, St. Louis (C), June 7, 2005. Accessed 9-22-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5451640
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Missouri, St. Louis (C), July 20-26, 2005. Accessed 9-23-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5464554
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, New Jersey, Western Cape May, July 18-19, 2005. Accessed 9-23-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5468228
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, North Carolina, Harnett, July 20, 2005. Accessed 9-23-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5469938
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, North Carolina, Person County, July 19, 2005. Accessed 9-23-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5475486
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Oklahoma, McCurtain County, July 22, 2005. Accessed 9-23-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5481193
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, July 25-27, 2005. Accessed 9-23-2015 at: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5468320
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Aug 2-5, 2005. Accessed 9-23-2015 at: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5473322
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, June 6, 2005. Accessed 9-22-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5455796
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, June 13-14, 2005. Accessed 9-22-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5455277
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, June 25-26, 2005. Accessed 9-22-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5455272
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, July 18-19, 2005. Accessed 9-22-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5468219
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, July 25-27, 2005. Accessed 9-23-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5468322
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Aug 2-5, 2005. Accessed 9-23-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5473324
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Aug 11-14, 2005. Accessed 9-24-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5473395
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Sep 13, 2005. Accessed 9-24-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5474272
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Chambers, Sep 22, 2005. Accessed 9-24-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5478490
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Harris County, Sep 21-28, 2005. Accessed 9-24-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5478489
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Houston, Sep 22, 2005. Accessed 9-24-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5478491
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Montgomery County, Sep 22-26-2005. Accessed 9-24-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5478551
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Utah, Glen Canyon Recreation Area/Lake Powell, July 12, 2005. Accessed 9-22-2015 at: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5468641
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Virginia, Prince William, July 18, 2005. Accessed 9-23-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5463793
National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Washington, Yakima Valley, July 19, 2005. Accessed 9-23-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5468351
National Weather Service, NOAA. 2005 Heat Related Fatalities. 8-3-2015 modification. Accessed 9-13-2015 at: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/hazstats/heat05.pdf
National Weather Service Central Region Headquarters, Kansas City, MO. Summer Weather Safety. “Missouri Heat Related Deaths.” 7-15-2014 modification. Accessed 9-25-2015 at: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/Image/lsx/wcm/Heat/SummerWeatherSafetySummary.pdf
New York Times (Jeffrey Gettleman and John Holl). “3 Camden Boys Found Dead in Trunk of Car in Yard.” 6-25-2005. Accessed 9-20-2005 at: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/25/nyregion/3-camden-boys-found-dead-in-trunk-of-car-in-yard.html?_r=0
Newson6.com, Oklahoma City. “Heat blamed for two deaths in Oklahoma.” 7-26-2005. Accessed 9-26-2015: http://www.newson6.com/story/7643273/heat-blamed-for-two-deaths-in-oklahoma
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Occupational Safety & Health Administration. “Accident: 200823169 – Employee Dies From Heat Stroke.” Accident Search Results 2005. Washington, DC: OSHA, U.S. Dept. of Labor. Accessed 9-22-2015 at: https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/accidentsearch.accident_detail?id=200823169
Occupational Safety & Health Administration. “Accident: 201086477 – Employee Dies From Heat Stroke.” Accident Search Results 2005. Washington, DC: OSHA, U.S. Dept. of Labor. Accessed 9-21-2015 at: https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/accidentsearch.accident_detail?id=201086477
Occupational Safety & Health Administration. “Accident: 201991999 – Employee Dies of Heat Stroke While Pouring Concrete.” Accident Search Results 2005. Washington, DC: OSHA, U.S. Dept. of Labor. Accessed 9-22-2015 at: https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/accidentsearch.accident_detail?id=201991999
Occupational Safety & Health Administration. Accident: 202004610 – Employee Dies From Hyperthermia.” Accident Search Results 2005. Washington, DC: OSHA, U.S. Dept. of Labor. Accessed 9-22-2015 at: https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/accidentsearch.accident_detail?id=202004610
Occupational Safety & Health Administration. “Accident: 202345294 – Employee Dies from Heat Stroke.” Accident Search Results 2005. Washington, DC: OSHA, U.S. Dept. of Labor. Accessed 9-22-2015 at: https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/accidentsearch.accident_detail?id=202345294
Occupational Safety & Health Administration. “Inspection: 300830452 – C.C. Myers.” Accident Search Results 2005. Washington, DC: OSHA, U.S. Dept. of Labor. Accessed 9-21-2015 at: https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=300830452
Occupational Safety & Health Administration. “Inspection: 300830551 – R&R Labor Service.” Accident Search Results 2005. Washington, DC: OSHA, U.S. Dept. of Labor. Accessed 9-21-2015 at: https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=300830551
Occupational Safety & Health Administration. “Inspection: 300831161 – Loya Transportation Inc.” Accident Search Results 2005. Washington, DC: OSHA, U.S. Dept. of Labor. Accessed 9-21-2015 at: https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=300831161
Occupational Safety & Health Administration. “Inspection: 306359100 – David Castillo FLC.” Accident Search Results 2005. Washington, DC: OSHA, U.S. Dept. of Labor. Accessed 9-22-2015 at: https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=306359100
Occupational Safety & Health Administration. “Inspection: 306359159 – S & H Farm Labor.” Accident Search Results 2005. Washington, DC: OSHA, U.S. Dept. of Labor. Accessed 9-22-2015 at: https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=30635915
Occupational Safety & Health Administration. “Inspection: 307062380 – Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin Inc.” Accident Search Results 2005. Washington, DC: OSHA, U.S. Dept. of Labor. Accessed 9-22-2015 at: https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=307062380
Occupational Safety & Health Administration. “Inspection: 307491282 – Double L Environmental Services.” Accident Search Results 2005. Washington, DC: OSHA, U.S. Dept. of Labor. Accessed 9-21-2015 at: https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=307491282
Occupational Safety & Health Administration. “Inspection: 307840231 – Ricky Wall Company.” Accident Search Results 2005. Washington, DC: OSHA, U.S. Dept. of Labor. Accessed 9-22-2015 at: https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=307840231
Occupational Safety & Health Administration. “Inspection: 308065424 – Oasis Staffing.” Accident Search Results 2005. Washington, DC: OSHA, U.S. Dept. of Labor. Accessed 9-21-2015 at: https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=308065424
Occupational Safety & Health Administration. “Inspection: 308315902 – Debusk Industrial Services Company.” Accident Search Results 2005. Washington, DC: OSHA, U.S. Dept. of Labor. Accessed 9-22-2015 at: https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=308315902
Occupational Safety & Health Administration. “Inspection: 308603836 – Achille Enterprises.” Accident Search Results 2005. Washington, DC: OSHA, U.S. Dept. of Labor. Accessed 9-20-2015 at: https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=308603836
Occupational Safety & Health Administration. “Inspection: 308664796 – KMA Construction Corp.” Accident Search Results 2005. Washington, DC: OSHA, U.S. Dept. of Labor. Accessed 9-22-2015 at: https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=308664796
Occupational Safety & Health Administration. “Inspection: 309073476 – Gary Stewart.” Accident Research Results 2005. Washington, DC: OSHA, U.S. Dept. of Labor. Accessed 9-22-2015 at: https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=309073476
Occupational Safety & Health Administration. “Inspection: 309073526 – Bob Page DBA [doing business as] Bob’s Pick and Pay.” Accident Search Results 2005. Washington, DC: OSHA, U.S. Dept. of Labor. Accessed 9-20-2015 at: https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=309073526
Occupational Safety & Health Administration. “Inspection: 309114460 – Schlaak Builders.” Accident Search Results 2005. Washington, DC: OSHA, U.S. Dept. of Labor. Accessed 9-22-2015 at: https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=309114460
Occupational Safety & Health Administration. “Inspection: 309134765 – Roy Farms Inc.” Accident Search Results 2005. Washington, DC: OSHA, U.S. Dept. of Labor. Accessed 9-22-2015 at: https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=309134765
Occupational Safety & Health Administration. “Inspection: 309306165 – J&K Investments, LLC.” Accident Search Results 2005. Washington, DC: OSHA, U.S. Dept. of Labor. Accessed 9-20-2015 at: https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=309306165
Occupational Safety & Health Administration. “Inspection: 309306272 – Procon Structures, L.L.C.” Accident Search Results 2005. Washington, DC: OSHA, U.S. Dept. of Labor. Accessed 9-20-2015 at: https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=309306272
Occupational Safety & Health Administration. “Inspection: 309318764 – Godwin Produce Co.” Accident Search Results 2005. Washington, DC: OSHA, U.S. Dept. of Labor. Accessed 9-20-2015 at: https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=309318764
Occupational Safety & Health Administration. “Inspection: 309323194 – Clark Hunt Construction, Inc.” Accident Search Results 2005. Washington, DC: OSHA, U.S. Dept. of Labor. Accessed 9-21-2015 at: https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=309323194
Occupational Safety & Health Administration. “Inspection: 309343721 – Parchman Oilfield Services.” Accident Search Results 2005. Washington, DC: OSHA, U.S. Dept. of Labor. Accessed 9-20-2015 at: https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=309343721
Occupational Safety & Health Administration. “Inspection: 309345395 – Rancho Grande Farm Labor, Inc.” Accident Search Results 2005. Washington, DC: OSHA, U.S. Dept. of Labor. Accessed 9-20-2015 at: https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=309345395
Occupational Safety & Health Administration. “Inspection: 309390599 – A & V Automotive Enterprises, Inc.” Accident Search Results 2005. Washington, DC: OSHA, U.S. Dept. of Labor. Accessed 9-20-2015 at: https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=309390599
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For further reading:
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[1] NWS/NOAA and NCDC/NOAA numbers do not include most of the children in vehicle deaths nor most of the deaths reported by OSHA. Their figures also are typically significantly below State-produced mortality numbers.
[2] First reported death was on May 20 in AZ and death #158 on Sep 22 in TX. “Excessive Heat” search showed 0.
[3] Same number noted in KidsAndCars.org in National Statistics table “Child Nontraffic Fatalities by type & year.”
[4] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Alabama, Limestone County, July 28, 2005.
[5] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Alabama, Autauga County, July 24, 2005.
[6] Null, who transcribes Huntsville Times (Wendy Reeves) article, “Twin baby dies after left in car,” 6-15-2005.
[7] Null; Sarah Louise Smith. “Day care exemptions exempt hazards.” Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama, Center for Ethics & Social Responsibility, undated (but references a 2008 Mobile Dept. of Public Health standard). According to the Director of Mobile Dept. of Public Health “stringent new health and safety standards, including quarterly inspections at all day care centers in Mobile county” were implemented because of “the dead children.” Smith writes that Amiyah was “accidentally left…in a van for more than two hours in 100-degree heat…” Prior to the implementation of the new standard, “Like 44 percent of Alabama’s day care centers, the one White attended was exempt from many of the Department of Human Resources’ health and safety standards because it had received a ‘faith-based’ waiver. Eichold [Mobile Co. DPH] said this lack of standards results in unsafe and unsanitary day care centers putting Alabama’s children at risk. Thirty-six states require all day care facilities to follow minimum requirements on child-to-staff ratios, criminal background checks, staff training, diapering, hand washing, CPR certification, medication administration and more, according to a 2009 study by the Applied Research Center. Fourteen states, however, including Alabama, have a mechanism to allow faith-based organizations various exemptions from licensure and minimum requirements….” Also noted by NCDC Storm Events Database.
[8] For Maricopa County we use Maricopa County Dept. of Public Health 2010 report on Heat-Associated Deaths.
[9] From table “Arizona Deaths From Exposure to Excessive Natural Heat,” based on data from the Arizona Department of Health Services.
[10] Phoenix, Chandler, Glendale, Mesa, Scottsdale, Surprise, Tempe.
[11] From Table 1, “Characteristics of deaths from exposure to excessive natural heat occurring in Arizona by year, 1992-2009,” in Arizona Department of Health Services (Mrela and Torres) report: Deaths from Exposure to Excessive Natural Heat Occurring in Arizona, 1992-2005. 2010, p. 15.
[12] From Table 1, “Characteristics of deaths from exposure to excessive natural hear occurring in Arizona by year, 1992-2009,” in AZ DHS (Mrela and Torres), 2010, p. 16. Source exceptions are noted.
[13] Null; Eastern Arizona Courier (Lindsey Stockton). “Child dies after being left in vehicle for 3 hours.” 7-18-2005; Arizona Republic (Laurie Merrill), Phoenix. “Children dying in hot cars in Arizona, country.” 5-25-2011.
[14] “Graph 1. Heat-Associated Deaths by Year, Maricopa County: 2001-2010.” Page 5 in: Maricopa County Department of Public Health, Division of Disease Control, Office of Epidemiology. Heat-Associated Deaths in Maricopa County, AZ, Report for 2010. December 2011. Cites as Data Sources: Maricopa County, Office of Vital Registration and Office of Medical Examiner; Arizona Department of Health Services of Vital Registration.
[15] OSHA. “Inspection: 309306165 – J&K Investments, LLC.” Accident Search Results 2005.
[16] OSHA. “Accident: 201991999 – Employee Dies of Heat Stroke While Pouring Concrete.” Search Results 2005.
[17] Null; Arizona Republic (Laurie Merrill), Phoenix. “Children dying in hot cars in Arizona, country.” 5-25-2011.
[18] Writes “nearly all victims were homeless.”
[19] Null; Laurie Roberts. “Kids dying because nobody is watching.” The Arizona Republic, 3-28-2009.
[20] Highlighted in yellow to indicate we are not using in tally – using Maricopa County figures instead.
[21] Ibid.
[22] Cites: F.Y. Yip, W.D. Flanders, A. Wolkin, et al. “The impact of excess heat events in Maricopa County, Arizona: 2000-2005.” International Journal of Biometeorology, vol. 52, 2008, pp. 765-772. Highlighted in yellow to indicate we are not using in tally of heat mortality for Maricopa Co., using, instead, Maricopa Co. Dept. of Pub. Health.
[23] NCDC. Storm Events Database. Heat, Arizona, Tucson Metro/Marana/Green Valley, May 20-26, 2005.
[24] OSHA. “Inspection: 309390599 – A & V Automotive Enterprises, Inc.” Accident Search Results 2005.
[25] NCDC “Episode Narrative” notes “The heat was extreme from May 20, 2005 until May 26, 2005…Throughout this heat wave several bodies, some identified and some not, were found in the desert, all were believed to have died as a result of the extreme heat.” Since only one death is noted in “Event Fatality Details” presumably the other of “several” deaths occurred in other counties.
[26] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Arizona, Santa Cruz County, July 2-5, 2005.
[27] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Arizona, Tohono Oodham Nation, May-20-26, 2005. Highlighted in yellow to indicate we are not including in tally – presuming these deaths are included in State breakout by county.
[28] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Arizona, Tohono Oodham Nation, July 2-5, 2005. Highlighted in yellow to indicate we are not including in tally – we presume these deaths are included in State breakout by county.
[29] OSHA. “Inspection: 309345395 – Rancho Grande Farm Labor, Inc.” Accident Search Results 2005.
[30] OSHA. “Inspection: 309306272 – Procon Structures, L.L.C.” Accident Search Results 2005. From Accident Investigation Summary: “On July 28, 2005, Employee…was working outside. After his work shift was finished, he complained of heat exhaustion and started vomiting. His coworkers attempted to give him first aid, but he refused. Employee…was found dead approximately two hours following the work shift.”
[31] “Arkansas had 11 heat-related deaths last year [2005].”
[32] The category is X330, “Exposure to excessive natural heat.”
[33] Null; Associated Press. “Boy, 3, Dies Locked in Day Care Van.” 6-7-2005. AP article notes that the driver, who was charged with manslaughter, failed to drop the boy off at his parents home and drove to his own home, “parked and locked the van before leaving for his second job…” Notes the outdoor temperature “reached 94 degrees Monday afternoon in Little Rock.”
[34] Null.
[35] Union Tribune (Hala Ale Aryan), San Diego. “Borrego hits 119; expert warns of heat risks, 7-14-2005. UT San Diego article writes that the boy, Bren Mulkins of Pacific Beach, and his father had to walk back to their truck after dune buggy became mired. See, also, NCDC/NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, CA, San Diego Co., July 10-20.
[36] OSHA. “Inspection: 306359100 – David Castillo FLC.” Accident Search Results 2005. Notes that determination of hyperthermia made by coroner. From Accident Investigation Summary: “….He felt ill and walked away from the field before the end of his shift. A coworker driving by saw Employee #1 sitting at the roadside crouched down and physically shaking. He stopped to help, and he moved Employee #1 nearer to an area with more shade and the portable toilets. Then, he contacted the foreman. The foreman contacted another coworker, who then called for emergency medical services. An ambulance arrived to transport Employee #1, but he died on the way to the hospital. At the time of the incident, the temperature was above 104 degrees F….” Another source writes: “In 2005, after the death of four Farmworkers in the Central Valley, California officials issued the first state regulations in the nation to prevent heat illness and death for outdoor workers.” Washington Post (John Pomfret). “130 Deaths Blamed on California Heat Wave.” 7-29-2006.
[37] OSHA. “Inspection: 300831161 – Loya Transportation Inc.” Accident Search Results 2005.
[38] OSHA. “Inspection: 306359159 – S & H Farm Labor.” Accident Search Results 2005.
[39] OSHA. “Accident: 201086477 – Employee Dies From Heat Stroke.” Accident Search Results 2005. Notes that employee “was required to wear a long sleeve shirt, gloves, hat and dust mask….Employee…was weeding cotton in temperatures reaching 110 degrees F….Thirty minutes after work, Employee…exhibited hallucinations, vomiting, and lost consciousness. He was transported by ambulance to Hanford Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead with a body temperature of 108.5 degrees F.”
[40] Null, who transcribes Desert Sun article by Marie McCain titled “Toddler’s death considered tragic accident.”
[41] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat. California, SE San Joaquin Valley, July 13, 2005. Highlighted in yellow in that though it is written that the death occurred 4 miles SE of Mettler, it is possible that this is a reference to the OSHA noted death of a farm worker the same day in Bakersfield area, just a few miles north of Mettler.
[42] Null; Los Angeles Times (Veronica Torrejon). “Family Mourns Boy Found Dead in Car.” 8-13-2005.
[43] OSHA. “Inspection: 300830452 – C.C. Myers.” Accident Search Results 2005. From Accident Investigation Summary: “On July 29, 2005, Employee…was performing formwork in extremely hot temperatures. He had been working over a couple of days. On the second day, he came to work and started to exhibit symptoms of heat exhaustion around midday. He was taken to the hospital, but died seven days later. The employer only provided breaks in the morning and at lunchtime. Employees were not told to take as many breaks as possible and did not receive training or information on the prevention of heat stress or symptoms of heat stress.”
[44] OSHA. “Inspection: 300830551 – R&R Labor Service.” Accident Search Results 2005.
[45] Null; Denver Post (Amy Herdy and Michelle Wallar). “Tot’s mom defends grandmother. Police say woman held in girl’s death was drunk, on painkillers.” 7-13-2005. Denver Post article writes that a neighbor found the child in the back seat of the car “with its windows rolled up on a day [when] the temperatures climbed to 97 degrees.”
[46] OSHA. “Accident: 202345443 – Employee Suffers Heat Exhaustion and Dies.” Accident Search Results 2005. After noting this was employee’s first day on the job, OSHA “Accident Report Detail” continues: “At approximately 2:00 p.m. Employee…said he was not feeling well and was escorted out of the pool to the break area. Employee…stumbled and fell several times wile walking to the break area. At the break area the foreman call emergency services and Employee…was transported to the hospital where he later died.”
[47] Null; Sun Sentinel, Orlando, FL (Willoughby Mariano). “Baby Dies After Being Left in Car.” 7-24-2005.
[48] OSHA. “Accident: 202345294 – Employee Dies from Heat Stroke.” Accident Search Results 2005.
[49] OSHA. “Inspection: 309323194 – Clark Hunt Construction, Inc.” Accident Search Results 2005..
[50] Null; South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Missy Stoddard). “Grandpa charged in baby’s death.” 11-19-2005. Sun Sentinel article writes that grandfather dropped his daughter off at work and forgot his granddaughter was in back seat. “The baby’s temperature spiked to 105 degrees by the time rescue workers arrived at Urioste’s home 45 minutes to an hour after it was realized Jayda was in the car. Once Urioste discovered the child, he tried cooling her off in the sink, but the baby was foaming at the mouth, sweating and lacked neck control…”
[51] Null; Associated Press. “Child died in car that ran out of gas.” 8-25-2005. AP article notes that the mother left the car running with air-conditioner on, while she got into a nearby car with the father. The car ran out of gas and started blowing hot air on a day when temperatures were in the 90s.
[52] OSHA. “Inspection: 307840231 – Ricky Wall Company.” Accident Search Results 2005.
[53] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Illinois, McLean County, Aug 19, 2005. Notes that death was “from heat stroke several days after falling ill at a morning football practice. Temperatures at the time of the practice were in the middle 80s, with dew points in the lower 70s and a heat index in the lower 90s.”
[54] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Illinois, Cook County, Aug 8, 2005.
[55] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Illinois, Madison, June 23-30, 2005.
[56] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Illinois, Sangamon, July 22-25, 2005.
[57] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Illinois, St. Clair County, June 23, 2005.
[58] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Illinois, Washington County, July 20-26, 2005.
[59] OSHA. “Accident: 200823169 – Employee Dies From Heat Stroke.” Accident Search Results 2005. Notes that at time of collapse the temperature in the region was 93 degrees Fahrenheit with 38 percent humidity.
[60] Null; KCRG TV, Cedar Rapids, IA. “Mom Finds (Dead) Baby in Car (Mt. Pleasant IA Baby left in hot car all day). 8-22-2005. KCRG TV piece notes that mother forgot to take baby to babysitter before going to work.
[61] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Kansas, Wyandotte County, July 21-25, 2005.
[62] Null, who transcribes Lexington Herald-Leader (Bill Estep) article titled “Boy, 2 dies in hot car in Rockcastle,” 7-22-2005, which notes “the temperature in Rockcastle County topped 94 degrees yesterday, meaning the temperature inside the…[car] where the child was locked, with the windows up, would have been far beyond 100.”
[63] Null; Lexington Herald-Leader (Cassondra Kirby), KY. “Bottles, Pills Might be Clues in Baby’s Death – Father Left Him in Hot Car at Home.” 8-4-2005. A July 29, 2007 AP article notes that the baby’s father plead guilty to second-degree manslaughter; “despite the prosecutor’s recommendation of seven years,” he was given probation and ordered to take alcohol abuse treatment; got drunk six months later on “what would have been Daniel’s second birthday” and was sentenced to seven years in prison. Associated Press (Allen G. Breed). “Wide disparity exists in sentences for leaving kids to die in hot cars.” USA Today, 7-29-2007.
[64] From Table: “Heat Stress: Deaths, Louisiana, 1999-2010.” Following pages break fatalities out by 9 LA Regions.
[65] Null; AP, Chalmette, LA. “9-year-old girl dies in locked car.” AP article, in Null, notes “A 9-year-old girl with cerebral palsy died one hour after locking herself in the family car, authorities said.”
[66] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Louisiana, Caddo Parish, June 29, 2005.
[67] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Louisiana, Caddo Parish, June 30, 2005.
[68] Honolulu Advertiser (William Cole and Curtis Lum). “Two Isle soldiers die in La., Iraq.” 8-23-2005. Article notes the reservist was from Mililani and writes: “Officials said heat stroke was involved in David’s death.”
[69] Cites State Health Dept. officials and provides, from them, a table “of heat-related deaths” from 2003 to 2013.
[70] Scott Dance writes: “In 2005, 47 heat-related deaths were confirmed, according to health officials.”
[71] Article is about 2010 heat-associated deaths, but cites “officials” on such deaths in several recent years.
[72] Notes four “Hyperthermia Only” and 41 “Complications” for total of 45 in table “Hyperthermia-Related Deaths, 2005-2010. Cites MD Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for data. MD DPSCS is Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. MD DLLR is Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulations.
[73] Null; Herald-Mail (David Dishneau), “Father is indicted on misdemeanor in child’s death.” 11-5-2005. Herald-Mail article notes that the father forgot to take his son out of car parked at home “in 80-plus degree heat.”
[74] Null; The Baltimore Sun (Jennifer McMenamin). “Father who left infant in car gets probation.” 1-11-2006. Baltimore Sun article notes that the boy was in the car about 3½ hours before father went out and found him in 90° outdoor temperatures.
[75] Null; Standard-Times. New Bedford, MA (Joao Ferreira). “DA will file no charges in baby’s death.” 11-2-2005, updated 1-19-2011. Standard-Times article writes that the mother did not realize her baby girl was inside the car in that the mother’s boyfriend was supposed to take the baby to a daycare center, but forgot.
[76] Null; Oceana’s Herald-Journal. “Heat blamed in baby’s death.” 6-23-2005; Oceana’s Herald-Journal. “Murder tops story list for 2nd year.” 1-5-2006.
[77] Notes: “Deaths due explicitly to heat only, in Minnesota.”
[78] Null; Keloland TV (Matt Belanger). “No charges Filed in Sisseton Baby Death.” 9-28-2005. Keloland TV piece notes that father forgot to take daughter to daycare after dropping older daughter off with her grandmother. Another article notes that temperature in vehicle was over 120 degrees. (Keloland TV (Ben Dunsmoor). “Tehya Carlson Family Wants Law Passed.” 9-28-2005.)
[79] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Mississippi, Bolivar, July 23-27, 2005. Our uncertainty derives from the “Episode Narrative” which notes “One heat stress related fatality occurred during this ‘heat wave’ and it was in Covington county on July 26.”
[80] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Mississippi, Lee County, July 27, 2005.
[81] Cites as source: Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS).
[82] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Missouri, Cape Girardeau, July 20-26, 2005. Notes: “two residents of a home without air conditioning died. The windows were closed because one of the victims suffered from asthma. They relied mostly on fans to keep cool.”
[83] Associated Press. “Kansas City reports first heat-related death,” Capital-Journal, Topeka, 7-23-2005. Datelined Kansas City, MO, the article notes that according to Kansas City Health Department this was first heat-related death of the year in KC. Cites Jackson County, MO Medical Examiner’s office for determination of heat exposure as the immediate cause of death, “saying the temperature in the man’s room was in the 90s” Also notes that “None of the windows were open and the air conditioner wasn’t turned on.”
[84] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Missouri, Jackson County, Aug 4, 2005.
[85] Body was found August 9 in 5000 block of Park Avenue. According to source, “His caretaker had left the man alone for the weekend and found his body upon returning. There were two fans running nearby, but the temperature in his room was 90 degrees.” (Crime Scene KC. “Heat-exposure death – Kansas City.” 8-25-2005.)
[86] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Missouri, Lincoln, July 20-26, 2005.
[87] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Missouri, Cape Girardeau, July 20-26, 2005.
[88] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Missouri, St. Louis (C), June 7, 2005.
[89] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Missouri, St. Louis (C), July 20-26, 2005.
[90] Null; Las Vegas Sun. “Editorial: Holding adults accountable.” 10-5-2005. Sun editorial states that “Las Vegas, Clark County and North Las Vegas firefighters told the Las Vegas Sun this week that they have been dispatched 2,171 times since January 2002 to aid children left unattended or accidentally locked in cars. That means nearly twice each day a child somewhere in this valley faced the possibility of perishing in an unspeakable manner.”
[91] OSHA. “Inspection: 308701416 – Rice Construction Company,” Accident Search Results, 2005. From Accident Investigation Summary: “At approximately 3:30 p.m. on August 2, 2005, Employee…was cleaning up an area on a street that had just been excavated in front of several houses. He became disoriented, picked up a traffic barrier and shovel, and went to his car. He was punching the barrier inside his car. Coworkers went to check on him and found him unconscious. Employee…died from heat exposure.”
[92] Null; New York Times (Jeffrey Gettleman and John Holl). “3 Camden Boys Found Dead in Trunk of Car in Yard.” 6-25-2005. Found by father of one of the boys in the trunk of his car two days later.
[93] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, New Jersey, Western Cape May, July 18-19, 2005.
[94] Null, who posts transcription of: Jersey Journal (Michaelangelo Conte), Hudson County, NJ. “Dad Faces Charges in Baby’s Death.” 5-14-2005.
[95] Null; Philadelphia Inquirer (Joel Bewley). “Boy 2, dies after parents left him in car overnight. He was found dead the next day as temperatures reached 91 degrees.” 8-23-2005.
[96] “Last summer’s brutal heat wave killed or contributed to the death of about 140 people in New York City, far more than previously reported, and it may have been the deadliest in decades, according to a new analysis by the city health department.” Notes that “heat stroke claimed 40 lives in early August, the most in any heat wave since 1952.” Between July 27 and Aug 5, about 100 people died “with the heat playing a contributing role.”
[97] OSHA. “Inspection: 308664796 – KMA Construction Corp.” Accident Search Results 2005.
[98] OSHA. “Inspection: 309114460 – Schlaak Builders.” Accident Search Results 2005.
[99] OSHA. “Inspection: 309318764 – Godwin Produce Co.” Accident Search Results 2005. Case closed 4-1-2006.
[100] OSHA. “Inspection: 309073526 – Bob Page DBA Bob’s Pick and Pay.” Accident Search Results 2005.
[101] OSHA. “Inspection: 309073476 – Gary Stewart.” Accident Research Results 2005. Age given as 56 in: NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, North Carolina, Harnett, July 20, 2005.
[102] Null; USA Today (Wendy Koch). “Kids put in danger in car trunks.” 7-14-2005.
[103] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, North Carolina, Person County, July 19, 2005. We note that there was another migrant farm worker death on this day in NC, in Harnett County, which is far from Person County.
[104] Null, who transcribes 10-3-2005 article titled “Police looking into infant death” which writes that police indicated to County Coroner “that the child’s father apparently left the infant in his car accidentally when he got to work.”
[105] Null; Cincinnati Enquirer (Sheila McLaughlin). “Car locks may figure in death. Heat stroke killed 4-year-old boy found in parked Honda.” 7-6-2005, p. 1.
[106] Hyperthermia determination by Medical Examiner and reported in: Newson6.com, Oklahoma City. “Heat blamed for two deaths in Oklahoma.” 7-26-2005. Date of death and middle initial accessed at: Crestleaf. “Mary E. Hoehman.” Accessed 9-26-3015.
[107] OSHA. “Inspection: 308065424 – Oasis Staffing.” Accident Search Results 2005. From Accident Investigation Summary: “On August 13, 2005, Employee…was working as a shipping loader at a…distribution center. He was found in a shipping lane to which he had not been assigned, and he seemed confused and disoriented. He asked the supervisors several times to get or buy him a beer, and then he asked them if he could go home. They told him he could but not until they knew he was OK. They made him sit down and tried to get him to drink water. His hands were shaking so much that he kept squeezing his paper cup and dropping it. He had stopped perspiring, his skin was clammy, and his color was ashen. The supervisors called the …[DGS] first response team and started putting ice packs on his neck and under his arms. They moved him to the air conditioned break room. Meanwhile, a call was placed to the Ardmore Airport Fire Department first response team, which arrived shortly. They administered oxygen and tried to take his blood pressure, but Employee…was shaking so much that they could not get his blood pressure. Emergency medical services were called. An ambulance arrived fifteen minutes later, and the crew transported Employee…on a gurney to the ambulance. The ambulance did not leave for several minutes. When it did leave, the emergency lights and siren were not on, and the ambulance was moving slowly. It is possible that Employee…died in the ambulance.”
[108] Null; KTEN News (Katie Delaune). “Toddler Dies After Left in Car For Hours.” 7-18-2005.
[109] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Oklahoma, McCurtain County, July 22, 2005.
[110] Null; Kidsandcars.org. “Houston & Hunter McDaniel.”
[111] Newson6.com, Oklahoma City. “Heat blamed for two deaths in Oklahoma.” 7-26-2005 (noting that the Medical Examiner had ruled death hyperthermia. Date of death and middle name from: Find A Grave. “All Death, Burial, Cemetery & Obituaries results for Harold Byrd.” Accessed 9-26-2015.
[112] Null has age as 8 weeks. Age is noted as 9 weeks in Oklahoman, “Infant dies after being left in van,” 7-19-2005, which writes “the parents unloaded the other three children in the van, ages 2-4, and took them into their southeast Tulsa home…Each parent thought that the other had taken Noelle into the home, according to the [police] report.”
[113] Article concerns 2008 heat deaths, but notes heat-associated deaths in several previous years, citing “officials.”
[114] OSHA. “Accident: 202004610 – Employee Dies From Hyperthermia.” Accident Search Results 2005. Age of victim is from NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, June 6, 2005.
[115] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, June 13-14, 2005.
[116] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, June 25-26, 2005. Notes that 25th-26th were hot, humid, days with high temperature of Philadelphia International Airport on the 25th 90 degrees.
[117] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Aug 2-5, 2005.
[118] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Aug 11-14, 2005.
[119] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Sep 13, 2005.
[120] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, July 25-27, 2005.
[121] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, July 25-27, 2005.
[122] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Aug 2-5, 2005.
[123] Null; WISTV 10, Columbia, SC. “Father of child who died in hot SUV says he saw warning signs.” 10-18-2005. WISTV article notes the mother was charged with homicide by child abuse. Null cites a Rick Brundrett article which notes that the mother said she could not find a babysitter. Writes: “Dominic Moody died of cardiac arrest resulting from overheating, Richland County Coroner Gary Watts said today.”
[124] Null; Keloland TV (Jodi Schwan). “Ft. Pierre Reacts to Toddler Death.” 7-19-2005. Keloland/Schwan article writes that boy’s father “was supposed to drop his 13-month old son at daycare. Instead…he reportedly forgot about the boy and left him in a steamy hot car for hours.”
[125] Null; AP, Kingsport TN. “East Tennessee mother pleads guilty in hot car death of son.” WVLT, 7-17-2008.
[126] Null; AP. “West Tennessee father testifies in heat death of infant son.” WVLT Local 8, Knoxville, TN, 8-14-2008. Written in AP article that each parent stated they thought the other had taken the infant out of the car.
[127] Represents TX DSHS total of 111 heat-related deaths plus one heat-related death noted by OSHA in Kenedy Co.
[128] This is a chart showing heat-related deaths by county by year, 2003-2008.
[129] OSHA. “Accident: 200602969 – Employee Dies of Heat Exhaustion.” Accident Search Results 2005. Also: TX Dept. State Health Services. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-2011 update.
[130] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Chambers, Sep 22, 2005. Also: TX Dept. State Health Services. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-2011 update.
[131] OSHA. “Inspection: 307491282 – Double L Environmental Services.” Accident Search Results 2005. From Accident Investigation Summary: “…Employee…was installing erosion control matting at a new residential construction site. The matting rolls weighed approximately 50 pounds each. Employee…had unrolled 40 of the rolls from 7:30 a.m. until 1:45 p.m., when he started feeling faint. The owner of the company instructed him to sit in the work truck with the air conditioning on. The temperature on the job site at the time of the incident was…[about] 95 degrees. The employer had plenty of water on the job, and Employee…had been drinking it all day. When the owner went back to work installing matting, the victim got out of the cab of the truck and climbed into the bed, where he passed out and was found by the owner a few minutes later. The owner and another coworker tried to get Employee…back inside of the truck, but were unable to move him because of his size. Emergency services were called, and Employee…was treated on the scene and then transported to the hospital, where he later died.” Also: TX Dept. State Health Services. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-2011 update.
[132] Null; Storm2k.org. “Child, 2, found dead in car.” 9-7-2005;TX Dept. State Health Services. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-2011 update.
[133] Null; KidsAndCars.org. (Olathe, KS). “Mika Terry.” Father forgot to drop baby off at day care. Also: TX Dept. State Health Services. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-2011 update.
[134] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Harris County, Sep 21-28, 2005.
[135] Highlighted in yellow to denote not used as the death toll for Harris County.
[136] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Houston, Sep 22, 2005.
[137] OSHA. “Inspection: 308315902 – Debusk Industrial Services Company.” Accident Search Results 2005.
[138] OSHA. “Inspection: 309343721 – Parchman Oilfield Services.” Accident Search Results 2005.
[139] Null; KCBD 11, Lubbock. “9-1-1 Tapes Released in Baby Car Death.” 8-4-2005. KCBD piece notes that mother forgot to drop baby off at daycare across street from her work. Also: TX Dept. State Health Services. “Heat-Related Deaths by County of Death.” 12-5-2011 update.
[140] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Montgomery County, Sep 22-26-2005.
[141] Null, who transcribes Star-Telegram article “Girl, 3 dies after being found unconscious in car.” Null notes the temperature that day reached 99 degrees.
[142] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Utah, Glen Canyon Recreation Area/Lake Powell, July 12, 2005.
[143] OSHA. “Inspection: 308603836 – Achille Enterprises.” Accident Search Results 2005. The location is not clear. OSHA inspection page does not note where the death occurred. Notes the address of the employer (Achille Enterprises) as Brattleboro, Vermont and notes that inspection information is from Vermont Office. Mailing address for Achille is a P.O. box in Keene, NH.
[144] Kelly Watt collapsed on July 26, after completing an 8-mile run on hot and humid day. Died in hospital. (Spencer, Hawes. “Runner down: The life and death of Kelly Watt.” The Hook, 8-11-2005; Kelly Watt Memorial Race. “About Kelly Watt.” 9-7-2015 modification, accessed 9-26-2015.)
[145] Null; and “Man pleads guilty in daughter’s death,” Kerkeiler.com.
[146] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Virginia, Prince William, July 18, 2005.
[147] Null; KOMOnews, Seattle. “Toddler in Hospital After Trapping Himself in Hot Car.” 6-21-2005. KOMO article notes that though the outdoor temperature was about 78 degrees, he had a body temp of 104 when medics arrived. The boy died June 23 after being taken to hospital on June 20. KIRO TV. “Boy Found in Hot Car Dies.” 6-24-2005.
[148] OSHA. “Inspection: 309134765 – Roy Farms Inc.” Accident Search Results 2005. From Accident Investigation Summary: “….The temperature was above 93 degrees. He collapsed approximately 20 to 30 minutes after his lunch break. His body core temperature was 101.6 degrees when he was hospitalized. Life support was removed after 10 hours and Employee #1 died with a core temperature of 109 degrees.” Though noted a different day (July 19), the NCDC, NOAA, reports the “excessive heat” death of a male, 64, outside, in Moxee, in the Yakima Valley.
[149] OSHA. “Inspection: 307062380 – Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisc.” Accident Search Results 2005.
[150] Null; Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel, “Not even FBI raid halted state aid to child-care center,” 5-8-2010.
[151] Cites IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change). 2014.
