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Omega Contracting, Inc.

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — DALLAS, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Omega Contracting, Inc. in DALLAS, TEXAS
Employer Omega Contracting, Inc. Report ID 2016098897
Address 2518 Chalk Hill Road City, State ZIP DALLAS, TEXAS 75201
Event Date September 20, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, unspecified Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 541320 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.77000, -96.90000

Incident Narrative

An employee experienced heat stress while edging a concrete sidewalk. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On September 20, 2016, a worker at Omega Contracting, Inc. in DALLAS, TEXAS suffered effects of heat and light, unspecified 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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