Williams Insulation

Exposure to environmental heat — Multiple effects of heat and light — PLANO, Texas

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Williams Insulation in PLANO, Texas
Employer Williams Insulation
Address 11111 Plano Rd.
City, State ZIP PLANO, Texas 75238
Report ID 2022076304
Event Date July 19, 2022
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Multiple effects of heat and light
Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat
Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 238310
GPS Coordinates 32.89990, -96.70193

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Incident Narrative

An employee was installing foam insulation in houses that were under construction when he began to feel nausea and cramping in his legs. Upon returning from the job site, the employee began to experience additional cramping and nausea, resulting in hospitalization for heat exhaustion and dehydration.

Incident Summary

On July 19, 2022, a worker at Williams Insulation in PLANO, Texas suffered multiple effects of heat and light 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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Aug 18, 2017 Gloucester Terminals, LLC. GLOUCESTER CITY, New Jersey Heat exhaustion, prostration Hosp.

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