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N. B. West Contracting Company

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at N. B. West Contracting Company in SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
Employer N. B. West Contracting Company Report ID 2018055035
Address Saint Louis County City, State ZIP SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI 63109
Event Date May 23, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 238910 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.58000, -90.29000

Incident Narrative

An employee who prepared roads for asphalt patching exhibited dehydration symptoms and began to have chest pains. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On May 23, 2018, a worker at N. B. West Contracting Company in SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI suffered effects of heat and light, n.e.c. 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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