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Kokosing Construction Company

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat syncope — MINERAL WELLS, WEST VIRGINIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Kokosing Construction Company in MINERAL WELLS, WEST VIRGINIA
Employer Kokosing Construction Company Report ID 2016087113
Address I-77 Milemarker 169, south of Mineral Wells Exit City, State ZIP MINERAL WELLS, WEST VIRGINIA 26120
Event Date August 2, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat syncope Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 237310 Inspection # 1167062
GPS Coordinates 39.16000, -81.49000

Incident Narrative

On August 2, 2016, at approximately 5:15 p.m., an employee who had been welding pile splices and performing pile-driving work began to feel ill and lost consciousness. The employee was hospitalized for heat-related illness.

Incident Summary

On August 2, 2016, a worker at Kokosing Construction Company in MINERAL WELLS, WEST VIRGINIA suffered heat syncope 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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