Tri-State Roofing & Sheet Metal Company

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Tri-State Roofing & Sheet Metal Company in CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA
Employer Tri-State Roofing & Sheet Metal Company Report ID 2015096365
Address Capitol Complex, Building 3 City, State ZIP CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA 25305
Event Date September 2, 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) 238160 Inspection # 1091064
GPS Coordinates 38.33000, -81.61000

Incident Narrative

On September 2, 2015, an employee was removing clay tile and installing a membrane on the roof of a building on the Capitol grounds. The employee began to experience cramping and was eventually hospitalized for possible dehydration.

Incident Summary

On September 2, 2015, a worker at Tri-State Roofing & Sheet Metal Company in CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA 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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