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National Grid

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — JOHNSTON, RHODE ISLAND

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at National Grid in JOHNSTON, RHODE ISLAND
Employer National Grid Report ID 2018088998
Address 1485 Atwood Avenue City, State ZIP JOHNSTON, RHODE ISLAND 02919
Event Date August 30, 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) 221122 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.82000, -71.49000

Incident Narrative

An employee was investigating a gas leak at a jobsite when he became dizzy, tired, and had difficulty breathing. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On August 30, 2018, a worker at National Grid in JOHNSTON, RHODE ISLAND 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

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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