Kirby Corporation
Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — FREEPORT, TEXAS
| Employer | Kirby Corporation | Report ID | 2016054167 |
| Address | Dow Chemical, 2301 Brazosport Blvd. | City, State ZIP | FREEPORT, TEXAS 77541 |
| Event Date | May 13, 2016 | 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) | 336611 | Inspection # | 1149095 |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.97000, -95.35000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was disconnecting a vapor line and a cargo hose that contained trichlor ethylene when his knees buckled and he stumbled. He was hospitalized with heat exhaustion.
Incident Summary
On May 13, 2016, a worker at Kirby Corporation in FREEPORT, 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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