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Cooper / Ports of America

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Cooper / Ports of America in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Cooper / Ports of America Report ID 2018077621
Address 111 E Loop North City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77029
Event Date July 26, 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) 488320 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.72000, -95.27000

Incident Narrative

An employee was laying 4x4 dunnage on the ground to set cargo and felt light headed, had stomach cramps and blurred vision. The employee was hospitalized for heat stress.

Incident Summary

On July 26, 2018, a worker at Cooper / Ports of America in HOUSTON, 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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