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Wolf Creek Federal Service Inc

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Wolf Creek Federal Service Inc in HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
Employer Wolf Creek Federal Service Inc Report ID 2020098297
Address 3329 Mauler Road, Redstone Arsenal City, State ZIP HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA 35898
Event Date September 1, 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) 561210 Inspection # 1492193
GPS Coordinates 34.73000, -86.52000

Incident Narrative

An employee was helping another employee replace a fire hydrant. After lunch the employee became ill. The employee was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On September 1, 2020, a worker at Wolf Creek Federal Service Inc in HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA 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

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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