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Brickman Group, LLC

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Brickman Group, LLC in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Brickman Group, LLC Report ID 2015041883
Address 13001 Katy Freeway City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77079
Event Date April 9, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat exhaustion, prostration Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 561730 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.78000, -95.60000

Incident Narrative

The injured employee had been performing landscaping services at a cemetery the day of the injury (6:00am - 3:3pm). Throughout the day, he was complaining of leg cramps. After returning to the yard, the employee was leaving (walking) the yard and collapsed. A passer by came to his attention and the employee asked for them to call 911. Emergency medical services responded and brought the employee to the hospital.

Incident Summary

On April 9, 2015, a worker at Brickman Group, LLC in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered heat exhaustion, prostration to the body systems. The incident was classified as exposure to environmental heat, with heat-environmental identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 2,196 severe injury reports involving "Exposure to environmental heat" incidents in our database. Browse all Exposure to environmental heat injuries.

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