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Mission Vacuum and Pump Trucking Services Inc.

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Mission Vacuum and Pump Trucking Services Inc. in COTULLA, TEXAS
Employer Mission Vacuum and Pump Trucking Services Inc. Report ID 2016068170
Address Whit well # 59H City, State ZIP COTULLA, TEXAS 78014
Event Date June 29, 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) 238910 Inspection # 1175136
GPS Coordinates 28.43000, -99.23000

Incident Narrative

An employee was preparing to hook up a tank trailer to his truck and suffered heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On June 29, 2016, a worker at Mission Vacuum and Pump Trucking Services Inc. in COTULLA, 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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