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H&K Group, Inc.

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — SHERMANS DALE, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at H&K Group, Inc. in SHERMANS DALE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer H&K Group, Inc. Report ID 2021064596
Address Rt 34 and Rt 850 City, State ZIP SHERMANS DALE, PENNSYLVANIA 17090
Event Date June 7, 2021 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) 237990 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.33000, -77.18000

Incident Narrative

An employee was running an asphalt rake to set the edge of pavement. The employee developed heat stress symptoms and was hospitalized, suffering from heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On June 7, 2021, a worker at H&K Group, Inc. in SHERMANS DALE, 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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