Standard Utility Construction, Inc.

Exposure to environmental heat — Multiple effects of heat and light — FORT WORTH, Texas

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Standard Utility Construction, Inc. in FORT WORTH, Texas
Employer Standard Utility Construction, Inc.
Address 9528 Abington Ave.
City, State ZIP FORT WORTH, Texas 76131
Report ID 2020076918
Event Date July 23, 2020
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Multiple effects of heat and light
Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat
Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 238210
GPS Coordinates 32.91100, -97.35878

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Incident Narrative

Within 15 minutes of being on the job, an employee became ill. He continued to work throughout the day, taking frequent rest breaks. The employee was having cramps on his left side throughout the day. After finishing the day, the employee went home and was later hospitalized with dehydration, suspected heat exhaustion, and acute kidney failure.

Incident Summary

On July 23, 2020, a worker at Standard Utility Construction, Inc. in FORT WORTH, Texas suffered multiple effects of heat and light 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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