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Heat syncope

1 hospitalization · 2023087357 · 8/12/2023 · United Airlines Technical Operations

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Exposure to environmental heat
Source
Heat-environmental

Employer

Name
United Airlines Technical Operations
Location
4933 Wright Road, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77032
NAICS
811310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was outside inspecting new golf carts. As he was leaving to perform a technical walkaround of a plane he began feeling ill and returned to the building. The employee lost consciousness and was hospitalized for heat illness.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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