Heat exhaustion, prostration

Name: Heat exhaustion, prostration at Utility Service Co., Inc.
Start: 7/26/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017076973 · 7/26/2017 · Utility Service Co., Inc.

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: Utility Service Co., Inc.
Location: I-95 Palm Coast Water Tower, PALM COAST, FLORIDA, 32135
NAICS: 811310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

After installing a mixer on top of a water tower and inspecting the tower in direct sunlight, an employee experienced cramping and could not move. The employee was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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