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KOSS CONSTRUCTION CO

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — FORT SCOTT, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at KOSS CONSTRUCTION CO in FORT SCOTT, KANSAS
Employer KOSS CONSTRUCTION CO Report ID 2019087999
Address 2224 Fern Rd City, State ZIP FORT SCOTT, KANSAS 66701
Event Date August 5, 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) 237310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 37.73000, -94.69000

Incident Narrative

An employee developed heat stress while cleaning a plant site and securing a load to a semi-trailer throughout the day, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On August 5, 2019, a worker at KOSS CONSTRUCTION CO in FORT SCOTT, KANSAS 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

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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