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Fort Leavenworth

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — FORT LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Fort Leavenworth in FORT LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS
Employer Fort Leavenworth Report ID 2016065858
Address 290 Grant Avenue City, State ZIP FORT LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS 66027
Event Date June 15, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, unspecified Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 928110 Inspection # 1162252
GPS Coordinates 39.34000, -94.91000

Incident Narrative

An employee was overcome by heat-related illness while performing maintenance on the pump houses for the swimming pools.

Incident Summary

On June 15, 2016, a worker at Fort Leavenworth in FORT LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS suffered effects of heat and light, unspecified 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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