Morton Buildings, Inc.
Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS
| Employer | Morton Buildings, Inc. | Report ID | 2017076731 |
| Address | Wirco, Inc., 1700 W Washington St. | City, State ZIP | CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS 61821 |
| 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) | 236220 | Inspection # | 1249997 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.12000, -88.27000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On July 19, 2017, around 11:00 a.m., an employee was working at ground level framing walls for a new building when he began feeling hot and sick. He was hospitalized for heat-related illness.
Incident Summary
On July 19, 2017, a worker at Morton Buildings, Inc. in CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS 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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