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McCoy's Building Supply

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — BRENHAM, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at McCoy's Building Supply in BRENHAM, TEXAS
Employer McCoy's Building Supply Report ID 2015085616
Address 1803 US HWY 290 East City, State ZIP BRENHAM, TEXAS 77833
Event Date August 10, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, unspecified Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 423310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.14000, -96.37000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working at the yard and was overcome by the heat. The employee suffered a heat illness, broken nose, and a laceration to his head.

Incident Summary

On August 10, 2015, a worker at McCoy's Building Supply in BRENHAM, TEXAS suffered effects of heat and light, unspecified 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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