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American Bridge Company

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — DALLAS, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at American Bridge Company in DALLAS, TEXAS
Employer American Bridge Company Report ID 2016087449
Address 909 East Colorado Blvd. City, State ZIP DALLAS, TEXAS 75203
Event Date August 10, 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) 237310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.75000, -96.81000

Incident Narrative

While helping to install a metal hand railing, an employee suffered cramping due to working in the heat. The employee was hospitalized overnight for heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On August 10, 2016, a worker at American Bridge Company in DALLAS, TEXAS 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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