Dan Daniels Distribution Center
Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA
| Employer | Dan Daniels Distribution Center | Report ID | 2019077373 |
| Address | 231 Enterprise Dr. | City, State ZIP | NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA 23603 |
| Event Date | July 19, 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) | 493110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.17000, -76.57000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was walking and collapsed, having a cardiac event from heat exhaustion.
Incident Summary
On July 19, 2019, a worker at Dan Daniels Distribution Center in NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA 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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