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KANSAS SMITH FARMS, LLC

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat stroke — PLAINS, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at KANSAS SMITH FARMS, LLC in PLAINS, KANSAS
Employer KANSAS SMITH FARMS, LLC Report ID 2020088166
Address 23179 5TH RD City, State ZIP PLAINS, KANSAS 67869
Event Date August 27, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat stroke Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 112210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 37.14000, -100.58000

Incident Narrative

An employee was loading livestock into a cattle hauler when he began experiencing symptoms such as dizziness and lightheadedness. The employee took a break to hydrate and returned to work when he felt better. Later that night the employee went to the hospital with heat stroke.

Incident Summary

On August 27, 2020, a worker at KANSAS SMITH FARMS, LLC in PLAINS, KANSAS suffered heat stroke 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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