Heat exhaustion, prostration

Name: Heat exhaustion, prostration at JH Berra Paving Co
Start: 8/9/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016087408 · 8/9/2016 · JH Berra Paving Co

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: JH Berra Paving Co
Location: 5091 New Baumgart Road, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63129
NAICS: 238110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was finishing up concrete padding operations in 90- to 91-degree temperatures with a 105 to 106 heat index when he felt dizzy and experienced cramping. He was hospitalized overnight.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown