KoneCranes

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at KoneCranes in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer KoneCranes Report ID 2019054548
Address 2239 Haden Rd. City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77015
Event Date May 4, 2019 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) 333923 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 29.76000, -95.17000

Incident Narrative

On May 4, 2019, at about 2:30 p.m., an employee had finished a service call and started having symptoms of heat stress including leg cramps. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On May 4, 2019, a worker at KoneCranes 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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