DRS Construction
Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — ELIZABETHVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | DRS Construction | Report ID | 2020087577 |
| Address | 214 Mill Rd. | City, State ZIP | ELIZABETHVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 17023 |
| Event Date | August 11, 2020 | 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) | 238160 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.59000, -76.80000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning up the job site and suffered heat exhaustion.
Incident Summary
On August 11, 2020, a worker at DRS Construction in ELIZABETHVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 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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