Container Maintenance Corporation
Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
| Employer | Container Maintenance Corporation | Report ID | 2017087885 |
| Address | 2265 Clements Ferry Road, Suite 301 | City, State ZIP | CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA 29492 |
| Event Date | August 16, 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) | 488390 | Inspection # | 1258119 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.90000, -79.90000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was not feeling well while servicing a truck. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.
Incident Summary
On August 16, 2017, a worker at Container Maintenance Corporation in CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA 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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