Energy Services South

Exposure to environmental heat — Multiple effects of heat and light — SNYDER, Texas

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Energy Services South in SNYDER, Texas
Employer Energy Services South
Address Industrial Park, 1350 Bazeway
City, State ZIP SNYDER, Texas 79549
Report ID 2018088632
Event Date August 21, 2018
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) 237120
GPS Coordinates 32.71000, -100.85000

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Incident Narrative

An employee had been applying coating to pipes for about 30 to 45 minutes when he became ill due to heat exhaustion, dehydration, and kidney failure, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On August 21, 2018, a worker at Energy Services South in SNYDER, 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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