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Marek Employment Management Company

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Marek Employment Management Company in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Marek Employment Management Company Report ID 2015075001
Address 1015 S. Shephard City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77019
Event Date July 23, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 561311 Inspection # 1082500
GPS Coordinates 29.75000, -95.40000

Incident Narrative

The employee was setting up stairway forms at the Villages of River Oaks complex when he had some cramping. Later that evening, the employee started to feel additional pain in the stomach and kidney area and went to the hospital emergency room. The employee had been vomiting and was unable to keep any liquids down. The employee is believed to be suffering acute symptoms of kidney failure due to dehydration. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On July 23, 2015, a worker at Marek Employment Management Company in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered effects of heat and light, n.e.c. 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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