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Oxy Vinyls Deer Park

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — DEER PARK, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Oxy Vinyls Deer Park in DEER PARK, TEXAS
Employer Oxy Vinyls Deer Park Report ID 2019087975
Address 1000 Tidal Rd City, State ZIP DEER PARK, TEXAS 77536
Event Date August 4, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 325110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.73000, -95.10000

Incident Narrative

An employee became dehydrated (due to the weather) while overseeing a pipeline project.

Incident Summary

On August 4, 2019, a worker at Oxy Vinyls Deer Park in DEER PARK, TEXAS suffered effects of heat and light, n.e.c. 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

OSHA has recorded 2,196 severe injury reports involving "Exposure to environmental heat" incidents in our database. Browse all Exposure to environmental heat injuries.

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