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Water Tech, Inc.

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — CLARKSVILLE, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Water Tech, Inc. in CLARKSVILLE, ARKANSAS
Employer Water Tech, Inc. Report ID 2019088292
Address 301 East Cherry Street City, State ZIP CLARKSVILLE, ARKANSAS 72830
Event Date August 12, 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) 221310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.47000, -93.45000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unloading 50 percent sodium hydroxide from a tanker truck when he became hot and sat down to cool off and drink water. He was hospitalized for possible heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On August 12, 2019, a worker at Water Tech, Inc. in CLARKSVILLE, ARKANSAS 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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