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Heat exhaustion, prostration

1 hospitalization · 2015074544 · 7/11/2015 · CarMax

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
CarMax
Location
11880 IH-35 North, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78233
NAICS
441120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was sitting down at the Service Operations Desk when he began to feel dizzy and light headed. When he got up he fell to the floor of the service drive. After being assisted by the other associates he was transported to the hospital and diagnosed with heat exhaustion. The temperature at the time of the incident was 86 degrees with the previous 6 hours being between 89 and 91 degrees.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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