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.
Address West Bank, Ingalls Shipbuilding
City, State ZIP PASCAGOULA, Mississippi 39569
Report ID 2017087535
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
GPS Coordinates 30.36000, -88.57000

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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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