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Wexcon, Inc.

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — MIDDLETOWN, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Wexcon, Inc. in MIDDLETOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Wexcon, Inc. Report ID 2021065337
Address 1495 E Harrisburg Pike City, State ZIP MIDDLETOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 17057
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) 238910 Inspection # 1541494
GPS Coordinates 40.19000, -76.70000

Incident Narrative

An employee had been overseeing a crew installing water lines. The employee was later hospitalized with heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On June 30, 2021, a worker at Wexcon, Inc. in MIDDLETOWN, 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

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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