Dirt Cheap, LLC
Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — BLUE MOUNTAIN, MISSISSIPPI
| Employer | Dirt Cheap, LLC | Report ID | 2019077318 |
| Address | 30 Industrial Park Drive | City, State ZIP | BLUE MOUNTAIN, MISSISSIPPI 38610 |
| 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) | 452112 | Inspection # | 1418263 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.68000, -89.01000 | ||
Incident Narrative
After operating a forklift, an employee walked to an outside shipping area, lost consciousness, and fell, striking his head on the concrete. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion and the head injury.
Incident Summary
On July 18, 2019, a worker at Dirt Cheap, LLC in BLUE MOUNTAIN, MISSISSIPPI 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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