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Hydrite Chemical Company

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — LUBBOCK, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Hydrite Chemical Company in LUBBOCK, TEXAS
Employer Hydrite Chemical Company Report ID 2019077441
Address 2701 East 66th Street City, State ZIP LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79404
Event Date July 21, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, unspecified Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 424690 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.53000, -101.81000

Incident Narrative

An employee felt symptoms of a heart attack and was admitted to hospital with heat stress.

Incident Summary

On July 21, 2019, a worker at Hydrite Chemical Company in LUBBOCK, TEXAS suffered effects of heat and light, unspecified 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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