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Norstar Trailers, LLC

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Norstar Trailers, LLC in BROOKSTON, TEXAS
Employer Norstar Trailers, LLC Report ID 2019077314
Address 5500 FM 38 north City, State ZIP BROOKSTON, TEXAS 75421
Event Date July 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) 336212 Inspection # 1418557
GPS Coordinates 33.69000, -95.72000

Incident Narrative

An employee suffered leg cramps due to heat exhaustion and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On July 18, 2019, a worker at Norstar Trailers, LLC in BROOKSTON, 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

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