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Arkansas Electric Cooperatives

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — MOUNTAINBURG, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Arkansas Electric Cooperatives in MOUNTAINBURG, ARKANSAS
Employer Arkansas Electric Cooperatives Report ID 2016087110
Address 10383 Graphic Road City, State ZIP MOUNTAINBURG, ARKANSAS 72946
Event Date August 2, 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) 237130 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.62000, -94.15000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cutting a tree into smaller pieces when he began to feel ill. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On August 2, 2016, a worker at Arkansas Electric Cooperatives in MOUNTAINBURG, ARKANSAS 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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