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Heat exhaustion, prostration

1 hospitalization · 2019088292 · 8/12/2019 · Water Tech, 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
Water Tech, Inc.
Location
301 East Cherry Street, CLARKSVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72830
NAICS
221310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was unloading 50 percent sodium hydroxide from a tanker truck when he became hot and sat down to cool off and drink water. He was hospitalized for possible heat exhaustion.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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