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Tuff Shed, Inc.

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Tuff Shed, Inc. in OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS
Employer Tuff Shed, Inc. Report ID 2019099201
Address 8811 Lenexa Drive City, State ZIP OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS 66214
Event Date September 5, 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) 321992 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.96000, -94.72000

Incident Narrative

An employee had been at a customer's home doing warranty work on a shed. After returning to the shop, the employee almost passed out and felt numbness/tingling in one arm. The employee was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On September 5, 2019, a worker at Tuff Shed, Inc. in OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS 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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