Independence Contract Drilling
Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — COUSHATTA, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Independence Contract Drilling | Report ID | 2017076698 |
| Address | ICD Rig 207 | City, State ZIP | COUSHATTA, LOUISIANA 71019 |
| Event Date | July 19, 2017 | 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) | 213111 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.99000, -93.29000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was moving pipes on an oil rig and became sick to his stomach and vomited. The employee suffered a heat-related illness.
Incident Summary
On July 19, 2017, a worker at Independence Contract Drilling in COUSHATTA, LOUISIANA 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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