National Construction Rentals

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — LITHIA SPRINGS, Georgia

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at National Construction Rentals in LITHIA SPRINGS, Georgia
Employer National Construction Rentals
Address 3242 Bankhead Highway
City, State ZIP LITHIA SPRINGS, Georgia 30122
Report ID 2019076939
Event Date July 10, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, n.e.c.
Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat
Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 532412
GPS Coordinates 33.79631, -84.64928

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Incident Narrative

After their work shift, an employee began to feel sick, light headed, had stomach cramping and was ill. The employee was hospitalized for possible dehydration.

Incident Summary

On July 10, 2019, a worker at National Construction Rentals in LITHIA SPRINGS, Georgia suffered effects of heat and light, n.e.c. 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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