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Effects of heat and light, n.e.c.

1 hospitalization · 2019077817 · 7/31/2019 · Keystone Concrete

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury
Effects of heat and light, n.e.c.

Cause

Event
Exposure to environmental heat
Source
Heat-environmental

Employer

Name
Keystone Concrete
Location
901 Neil Street, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78702
NAICS
238110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was helping a carpenter place handrail/guardrail material around pier holes, as well as moving lumber from material storage to the work area. He began to sweat excessively, then felt cramps down both legs, his arms, and his abdomen as well as nausea. He was hospitalized, suffering from heat-related dehydration.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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