S.C. Jones Services Inc.
Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — NAVAL BASE, VIRGINIA
| Employer | S.C. Jones Services Inc. | Report ID | 2015063738 |
| Address | Norfolk Naval Base, Building NM174 - Soul's Point Munitions Area | City, State ZIP | NAVAL BASE, VIRGINIA 23511 |
| Event Date | June 17, 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 | 36.93000, -76.30000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was completing general ground maintenance work using a weed eater when he began to feel nauseous and dizzy. The employee fainted and was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.
Incident Summary
On June 17, 2015, a worker at S.C. Jones Services Inc. in NAVAL BASE, VIRGINIA 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
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