BLACKSTONE CONSTRUCTION LLC.

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — BELLEVILLE, Arkansas

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at BLACKSTONE CONSTRUCTION LLC. in BELLEVILLE, Arkansas
Employer BLACKSTONE CONSTRUCTION LLC.
Address Hwy 10
City, State ZIP BELLEVILLE, Arkansas 72824
Report ID 2022075769
Event Date July 1, 2022
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) 237310
GPS Coordinates 35.09000, -93.44000

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Incident Narrative

At 4:19 p.m. on July 1, 2022, an employee became overheated while raking asphalt to patch holes on a highway. The employee was hospitalized, suffering from heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On July 1, 2022, a worker at BLACKSTONE CONSTRUCTION LLC. in BELLEVILLE, 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

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