Turner Specialty Services, LLC

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — YAZOO CITY, MISSISSIPPI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Turner Specialty Services, LLC in YAZOO CITY, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Turner Specialty Services, LLC Report ID 2017076261
Address 4218 Tinsley Road City, State ZIP YAZOO CITY, MISSISSIPPI 39194
Event Date July 7, 2017 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) 238990 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 32.73000, -90.46000

Incident Narrative

An employee was setting up to hydro-blast inside a pressure vessel that was 72 degrees when he became nauseated and suffered cramps. He was hospitalized for dehydration.

Incident Summary

On July 7, 2017, a worker at Turner Specialty Services, LLC in YAZOO CITY, MISSISSIPPI 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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