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Heat stroke

1 hospitalization · 2022087212 · 8/15/2022 · Chain Electric Company, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury
Heat stroke

Cause

Event
Exposure to environmental heat
Source
Heat-environmental

Employer

Name
Chain Electric Company, Inc.
Location
Bnnz Jeny Rd West Hwy 71, FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, 72916
NAICS
237130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On August 15, 2022, at approximately 3:30 p.m. an employee was performing construction on powerlines when he reported that he was not feeling well and was having pain and tingling in his lower right arm. The employee was instructed to get in the cab of a bucket truck to cool down and drink fluids. After approximately fifteen minutes, the employee was lying beside the truck with pain and cramping to his arms and legs. The employee was hospitalized for heat stroke.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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