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Discount Tire

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Discount Tire in TEXAS CITY, TEXAS
Employer Discount Tire Report ID 2015074801
Address 9650 Emmett F Lowry City, State ZIP TEXAS CITY, TEXAS 77591
Event Date July 18, 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) 441320 Inspection # 1081420
GPS Coordinates 29.40000, -95.01000

Incident Narrative

An employee suffered heat exhaustion while working at the tire store on 7/18/15 and was hospitalized overnight.

Incident Summary

On July 18, 2015, a worker at Discount Tire in TEXAS CITY, 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

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