Cox Administrative Offices
Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — AUGUSTA, KANSAS
| Employer | Cox Administrative Offices | Report ID | 2021076358 |
| Address | 1201 Ada St. | City, State ZIP | AUGUSTA, KANSAS 67010 |
| Event Date | July 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) | 517919 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.68000, -96.97000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was attaching communications cable to tensioned strand wire using a lashing device from the ground and alternating work tasks to include working from a bucket truck. The employee began to display signs of heat exhaustion and was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On July 30, 2021, a worker at Cox Administrative Offices in AUGUSTA, KANSAS 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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