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Gate Precast Company

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Gate Precast Company in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Gate Precast Company Report ID 2019066119
Address Braeburne School, 7707 Rampart St City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77081
Event Date June 18, 2019 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) 238120 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.69000, -95.48000

Incident Narrative

An employee was at a job site helping to unload a truck when the employee became overheated and dehydrated. The employee was hospitalized due to heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On June 18, 2019, a worker at Gate Precast Company in HOUSTON, 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

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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