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Heat exhaustion, prostration

1 hospitalization · 2015041883 · 4/9/2015 · Brickman Group, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury
Heat exhaustion, prostration

Cause

Event
Exposure to environmental heat
Source
Heat-environmental

Employer

Name
Brickman Group, LLC
Location
13001 Katy Freeway, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77079
NAICS
561730
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The injured employee had been performing landscaping services at a cemetery the day of the injury (6:00am - 3:3pm). Throughout the day, he was complaining of leg cramps. After returning to the yard, the employee was leaving (walking) the yard and collapsed. A passer by came to his attention and the employee asked for them to call 911. Emergency medical services responded and brought the employee to the hospital.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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