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Tom Fahr Masonry

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — BOALSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Tom Fahr Masonry in BOALSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Tom Fahr Masonry Report ID 2017077236
Address 100 Elks Club Road City, State ZIP BOALSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 16827
Event Date July 31, 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) 238140 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.78000, -77.75000

Incident Narrative

An employee had been working on building a foundation for a residential home. The employee was cleaning up for the day and collapsed from heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On July 31, 2017, a worker at Tom Fahr Masonry in BOALSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 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

OSHA has recorded 2,196 severe injury reports involving "Exposure to environmental heat" incidents in our database. Browse all Exposure to environmental heat injuries.

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