BLACKSTONE CONSTRUCTION LLC.
Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — BELLEVILLE, ARKANSAS
| Employer | BLACKSTONE CONSTRUCTION LLC. | Report ID | 2022075769 |
| Address | Hwy 10 | City, State ZIP | BELLEVILLE, ARKANSAS 72824 |
| 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 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 35.09000, -93.44000 | ||
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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