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Dejean Companies

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — DEER PARK, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Dejean Companies in DEER PARK, TEXAS
Employer Dejean Companies Report ID 2016087406
Address 41 Tidal Road City, State ZIP DEER PARK, TEXAS 77536
Event Date August 9, 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) 236210 Inspection # 1170129
GPS Coordinates 29.71000, -95.12000

Incident Narrative

An employee on a scaffold had been welding on a pipe structure for 8 to 8.5 hours. When he came down off of the scaffold, he exhibited signs and symptoms of dehydration, hyperglycemia, and heat exhaustion, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On August 9, 2016, a worker at Dejean Companies in DEER PARK, TEXAS 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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