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Capstar Drilling Company

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Capstar Drilling Company in CRANE, TEXAS
Employer Capstar Drilling Company Report ID 2017065521
Address Rig #111, Boodbar 89#1H City, State ZIP CRANE, TEXAS 79731
Event Date June 16, 2017 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) 213111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.39000, -102.35000

Incident Narrative

An employee was rolling pipe when he became fatigued due to heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On June 16, 2017, a worker at Capstar Drilling Company in CRANE, 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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