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Hobby Lobby

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Hobby Lobby in OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
Employer Hobby Lobby Report ID 2016076339
Address 7707 SW 44th Street, Warehouse #2 City, State ZIP OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA 73179
Event Date July 13, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 453998 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.42000, -97.64000

Incident Narrative

The employee was selecting product on the third floor of a warehouse when he felt "weird." He went to an air conditioned room and sat down. He started to feel dizzy, sweat profusely, have tunnel vision, muscle spasms, and numbness in his legs. The employee was hospitalized for heat related stress and dehydration.

Incident Summary

On July 13, 2016, a worker at Hobby Lobby in OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA suffered effects of heat and light, n.e.c. 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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