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DBI Services

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — JOSHUA, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at DBI Services in JOSHUA, TEXAS
Employer DBI Services Report ID 2020065673
Address Chisolm Trail Parkway City, State ZIP JOSHUA, TEXAS 76058
Event Date June 18, 2020 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) 237310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.46000, -97.38000

Incident Narrative

An employee was taking a break from laying sod. When he went to get up, he fell backward and needed assistance to get up. He suffered from dehydration.

Incident Summary

On June 18, 2020, a worker at DBI Services in JOSHUA, TEXAS 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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