Skeeter Products, Inc.
Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — KILGORE, TEXAS
| Employer | Skeeter Products, Inc. | Report ID | 2018099692 |
| Address | 1 Skeeter Road | City, State ZIP | KILGORE, TEXAS 75662 |
| Event Date | September 19, 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) | 336612 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.40000, -94.84000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee began to feel ill on September 17, 2018; after leaving work on September 19 she was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.
Incident Summary
On September 19, 2018, a worker at Skeeter Products, Inc. in KILGORE, TEXAS 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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