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Sherwin-Williams Manufacturing Co

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Sherwin-Williams Manufacturing Co in GARLAND, TEXAS
Employer Sherwin-Williams Manufacturing Co Report ID 2019087968
Address 2802 W. Miller Rd. City, State ZIP GARLAND, TEXAS 75041
Event Date August 4, 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) 325510 Inspection # 1424099
GPS Coordinates 32.89000, -96.67000

Incident Narrative

Approximately six hours into his shift, an employee was sweating profusely and came into the air-conditioned quality control lab to cool down. The employee became ill, lost consciousness, and was hospitalized with heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On August 4, 2019, a worker at Sherwin-Williams Manufacturing Co in GARLAND, 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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