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Scales Construction

Exposure to environmental heat — Multiple effects of heat and light — WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Scales Construction in WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS
Employer Scales Construction Report ID 2017088071
Address 7400 Central Fwy. North City, State ZIP WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS 76305
Event Date August 22, 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 34.00000, -98.55000

Incident Narrative

An employee was finishing concrete when he became lightheaded and ill due to heat stress and dehydration, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On August 22, 2017, a worker at Scales Construction in WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS 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

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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