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FLETCHER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.

Exposure to environmental heat — Multiple effects of heat and light — PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at FLETCHER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. in PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI
Employer FLETCHER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. Report ID 2017087535
Address West Bank, Ingalls Shipbuilding City, State ZIP PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI 39569
Event Date August 8, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Multiple effects of heat and light Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 236220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.36000, -88.57000

Incident Narrative

An employee was helping to form concrete when he became hot and passed out. He was hospitalized for dehydration.

Incident Summary

On August 8, 2017, a worker at FLETCHER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. in PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI suffered multiple effects of heat and light 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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