Action Environmental LLC
Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
| Employer | Action Environmental LLC | Report ID | 2018087933 |
| Address | 3752 East Fairway Dr. | City, State ZIP | BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35213 |
| Event Date | August 3, 2018 | 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) | 562910 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.50000, -86.75000 | ||
Incident Narrative
After removing dirt from a residential crawl space for 8 hours, an employee experienced cramping, nausea, and vomiting from heat exhaustion. He was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On August 3, 2018, a worker at Action Environmental LLC in BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 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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