Willow Creek Companies, LLC
Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — KERMIT, TEXAS
| Employer | Willow Creek Companies, LLC | Report ID | 2018054537 |
| Address | 10 miles west of Kemit | City, State ZIP | KERMIT, TEXAS 79745 |
| Event Date | May 10, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | Body Part | BODY SYSTEMS |
| Event Type | Exposure to environmental heat | Source of Injury | Heat-environmental |
| Industry (NAICS) | 237120 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.84000, -103.08000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working in a 4-foot-deep excavation applying epoxy to welds when the employee became ill with heat cramps. The employee was hospitalized for heat exposure.
Incident Summary
On May 10, 2018, a worker at Willow Creek Companies, LLC in KERMIT, TEXAS suffered effects of heat and light, unspecified 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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