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Ports America, Inc.

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — GALVESTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Ports America, Inc. in GALVESTON, TEXAS
Employer Ports America, Inc. Report ID 2016065200
Address 1400 Harbor Side Drive, Pier 10 City, State ZIP GALVESTON, TEXAS 77550
Event Date June 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) 488320 Inspection # 1159075
GPS Coordinates 29.31000, -94.78000

Incident Narrative

At approximately 2:30 p.m., an employee was lashing and unlashing cargo when he became overheated and disoriented. He was hospitalized with heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On June 13, 2016, a worker at Ports America, Inc. in GALVESTON, 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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