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Villanova University

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — VILLANOVA, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Villanova University in VILLANOVA, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Villanova University Report ID 2015085944
Address 800 East Lancaster Avenue City, State ZIP VILLANOVA, PENNSYLVANIA 19085
Event Date August 19, 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) 611310 Inspection # 1087245
GPS Coordinates 40.03000, -75.34000

Incident Narrative

An employee was directing traffic at the main parking lot along Lancaster Avenue. The employee experienced heat exhaustion and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On August 19, 2015, a worker at Villanova University in VILLANOVA, PENNSYLVANIA 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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