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LoneStar Paving

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at LoneStar Paving in NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS
Employer LoneStar Paving Report ID 2020054709
Address South Kowald Lane City, State ZIP NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS 78130
Event Date May 21, 2020 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) 238110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.71000, -98.08000

Incident Narrative

An employee was shoveling hot asphalt when he started to feel unwell. Around the afternoon, after sitting in the shade and drinking some water, he became ill and required hospitalization for heat illness.

Incident Summary

On May 21, 2020, a worker at LoneStar Paving in NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS 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

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