Quality Roofing Contractors
Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — CONWAY, ARKANSAS
| Employer | Quality Roofing Contractors | Report ID | 2021097511 |
| Address | 2302 College Ave | City, State ZIP | CONWAY, ARKANSAS 72034 |
| Event Date | September 1, 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) | 238160 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 35.08000, -92.45000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a hose to spread a lightweight mixture on the roof of a building when he began to suffer symptoms of heat stress, which included cramps, and was unable to move. The employee was hospitalized with heat exhaustion.
Incident Summary
On September 1, 2021, a worker at Quality Roofing Contractors in CONWAY, ARKANSAS 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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