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Willbros Construction (U.S.), LLC

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — MC PHERSON, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Willbros Construction (U.S.), LLC in MC PHERSON, KANSAS
Employer Willbros Construction (U.S.), LLC Report ID 2015074601
Address 2000 Main St. City, State ZIP MC PHERSON, KANSAS 67460
Event Date July 13, 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) 237120 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.36000, -97.67000

Incident Narrative

An employee suffered heat exhaustion and was given IV fluids. The employee was kept in the hospital for observation.

Incident Summary

On July 13, 2015, a worker at Willbros Construction (U.S.), LLC in MC PHERSON, KANSAS 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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