Worth & Company, Inc.
Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — SWARTHMORE, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Worth & Company, Inc. | Report ID | 2021065328 |
| Address | 500 College Avenue | City, State ZIP | SWARTHMORE, PENNSYLVANIA 19081 |
| Event Date | June 30, 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) | 236210 | Inspection # | 1539921 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.90000, -75.35000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was installing cast pipe at a construction site in high heat conditions and was later hospitalized for heat exhaustion.
Incident Summary
On June 30, 2021, a worker at Worth & Company, Inc. in SWARTHMORE, 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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