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Locke Supply Co.

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat syncope — ELKINS, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Locke Supply Co. in ELKINS, ARKANSAS
Employer Locke Supply Co. Report ID 2022076569
Address 150 Stetson Rd City, State ZIP ELKINS, ARKANSAS 72727
Event Date July 27, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat syncope Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 423720 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.97000, -93.99000

Incident Narrative

An employee was making a delivery. After changing a flat tire on the delivery vehicle, the employee suffered syncope due to heat stress and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On July 27, 2022, a worker at Locke Supply Co. in ELKINS, ARKANSAS suffered heat syncope 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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