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Utility Service Co., Inc.

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — PALM COAST, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Utility Service Co., Inc. in PALM COAST, FLORIDA
Employer Utility Service Co., Inc. Report ID 2017076973
Address I-95 Palm Coast Water Tower City, State ZIP PALM COAST, FLORIDA 32135
Event Date July 26, 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) 811310 Inspection # 1251014
GPS Coordinates 29.57000, -81.23000

Incident Narrative

After installing a mixer on top of a water tower and inspecting the tower in direct sunlight, an employee experienced cramping and could not move. The employee was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On July 26, 2017, a worker at Utility Service Co., Inc. in PALM COAST, FLORIDA 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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