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Brown and Root Industrial Services LTD

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Brown and Root Industrial Services LTD in BISHOP, TEXAS
Employer Brown and Root Industrial Services LTD Report ID 2020087624
Address 5738 County Road 4 City, State ZIP BISHOP, TEXAS 78343
Event Date August 12, 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) 811310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 27.57000, -97.81000

Incident Narrative

An employee had been dismantling a scaffold when he experienced stomach cramps. He was monitored for approximately 45 minutes while in an air conditioned environment and his stomach cramps improved. After work, he was hospitalized with dehydration/heat stress.

Incident Summary

On August 12, 2020, a worker at Brown and Root Industrial Services LTD in BISHOP, 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

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