Truck Pro
Exposure to environmental heat — Multiple effects of heat and light — HARAHAN, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Truck Pro | Report ID | 2016087249 |
| Address | 6145 River Road | City, State ZIP | HARAHAN, LOUISIANA 70123 |
| Event Date | August 4, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Multiple effects of heat and light | Body Part | BODY SYSTEMS |
| Event Type | Exposure to environmental heat | Source of Injury | Heat-environmental |
| Industry (NAICS) | 423120 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.93000, -90.18000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was talking with a coworker when he suddenly fainted and experienced seizures. He was hospitalized with heat-related illness.
Incident Summary
On August 4, 2016, a worker at Truck Pro in HARAHAN, LOUISIANA suffered multiple effects of heat and light 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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