Dominion Construction Co., Inc.

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — MOUNDVILLE, Alabama

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Dominion Construction Co., Inc. in MOUNDVILLE, Alabama
Employer Dominion Construction Co., Inc.
Address 2500 Gulf States Parkway
City, State ZIP MOUNDVILLE, Alabama 35474
Report ID 2016076690
Event Date July 22, 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) 238910
Inspection # 1164545
GPS Coordinates 32.97000, -87.61000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was fixing a water line at the sawmill near the kettle burners and was digging around the line with a shovel when he experienced leg and hand cramps. He was hospitalized for dehydration and heat trauma.

Incident Summary

On July 22, 2016, a worker at Dominion Construction Co., Inc. in MOUNDVILLE, Alabama 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

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