ATT
Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — HOUSTON, TEXAS
| Employer | ATT | Report ID | 2016065342 |
| Address | 6138 Valkeith Dr. | City, State ZIP | HOUSTON, TEXAS 77096 |
| Event Date | June 16, 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) | 517911 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.67000, -95.49000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was installing a satellite dish on the roof of a customer's house when he began to experience cramping. He was hospitalized with heat exhaustion.
Incident Summary
On June 16, 2016, a worker at ATT in HOUSTON, 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
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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