HD Supply Facilities Maintenance, Ltd.
Exposure to environmental heat — Heat syncope — FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS
| Employer | HD Supply Facilities Maintenance, Ltd. | Report ID | 2016087944 |
| Address | 550 Lakeside Parkway, Suite 100 | City, State ZIP | FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS 75028 |
| Event Date | August 24, 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) | 454113 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.99000, -97.03000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was walking to his work station when he lost consciousness possibly due to heat stress and fell face first onto the concrete warehouse floor. He suffered pain to his nose and lost two front teeth.
Incident Summary
On August 24, 2016, a worker at HD Supply Facilities Maintenance, Ltd. in FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS 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
OSHA has recorded 2,196 severe injury reports involving "Exposure to environmental heat" incidents in our database. Browse all Exposure to environmental heat injuries.
Similar Incidents
Other severe injury reports involving Exposure to environmental heat events:
| Date | Employer | Location | Nature | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2020 | Spire Inc. | KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | Hosp. |
| Jun 16, 2023 | The L.E. Myers Co | HOUSTON, TEXAS | Heat exhaustion, prostration | Hosp. |
| Jul 14, 2023 | Manhattan Road & Bridge Company | TULSA, OKLAHOMA | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | Hosp. |
| Aug 15, 2018 | ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS INC | EAST GREENWICH, RHODE ISLAND | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | Hosp. |
| Jul 28, 2015 | Labor Ready | PRESTON, CONNECTICUT | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | Hosp. |
| Sep 19, 2023 | REECE ALBERT, INC. | SAN ANGELO, TEXAS | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | Hosp. |
| Jun 23, 2020 | Weber Environmental Services Inc. | KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | Hosp. |
| Jul 14, 2023 | Southwest Airlines | DALLAS, TEXAS | Multiple effects of heat and light | Hosp. |