American Asphalt of Wisconsin, A Division of Mathy Construction

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — STEVENS POINT, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at American Asphalt of Wisconsin, A Division of Mathy Construction in STEVENS POINT, WISCONSIN
Employer American Asphalt of Wisconsin, A Division of Mathy Construction Report ID 2019077259
Address 5590 US-10 E City, State ZIP STEVENS POINT, WISCONSIN 54482
Event Date July 17, 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) 237310 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 44.52000, -89.51000

Incident Narrative

After working from 6 AM to 7 PM as a flagger for an asphalt crew, coordinating traffic around an area that was being repaved, the employee became ill and required hospitalization for dehydration.

Incident Summary

On July 17, 2019, a worker at American Asphalt of Wisconsin, A Division of Mathy Construction in STEVENS POINT, WISCONSIN 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

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