SMC Concrete Construction, Inc.
Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
| Employer | SMC Concrete Construction, Inc. | Report ID | 2019077809 |
| Address | 600 4th Street, SW | City, State ZIP | WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 20024 |
| Event Date | July 31, 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) | 238110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.88000, -77.01000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working from a scaffold platform. The employee began vomiting due to heat exhaustion and was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On July 31, 2019, a worker at SMC Concrete Construction, Inc. in WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 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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