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Colorado River Construction, LLC

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat syncope — AUSTIN, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Colorado River Construction, LLC in AUSTIN, TEXAS
Employer Colorado River Construction, LLC Report ID 2019066218
Address 7901 E. Riverside Drive, Bldg. 1 Ste. 100 City, State ZIP AUSTIN, TEXAS 78744
Event Date June 20, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat syncope Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 236210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.21000, -97.68000

Incident Narrative

An employee was installing bracing on the edge form as the crew prepared a bridge for a deck pour. The employee began to feel hot and thirsty and then fainted. He was hospitalized for heat stress.

Incident Summary

On June 20, 2019, a worker at Colorado River Construction, LLC in AUSTIN, TEXAS suffered heat syncope 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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