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NJ American Water

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — DELRAN, NEW JERSEY

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at NJ American Water in DELRAN, NEW JERSEY
Employer NJ American Water Report ID 2019088651
Address 213 Carriage Lane City, State ZIP DELRAN, NEW JERSEY 08075
Event Date August 21, 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) 221310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.01000, -74.97000

Incident Narrative

An employee was replacing a fire hydrant when he became dehydrated and cramped up, requiring hospitalization for heat stress.

Incident Summary

On August 21, 2019, a worker at NJ American Water in DELRAN, NEW JERSEY 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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