Seiling Wind I, LLC and Seiling Wind II, LLC

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — SEILING, Oklahoma

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Seiling Wind I, LLC and Seiling Wind II, LLC in SEILING, Oklahoma
Employer Seiling Wind I, LLC and Seiling Wind II, LLC
Address 61495 N 2250 Rd, Remote area near Seiling
City, State ZIP SEILING, Oklahoma 73663
Report ID 2019088400
Event Date August 15, 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) 221115
GPS Coordinates 36.10000, -98.94000

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Incident Narrative

While working on a wind turbine, an employee suffered heat exhaustion. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On August 15, 2019, a worker at Seiling Wind I, LLC and Seiling Wind II, LLC in SEILING, Oklahoma 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

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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