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Defense Contract Management Agency

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — CAMDEN, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Defense Contract Management Agency in CAMDEN, ARKANSAS
Employer Defense Contract Management Agency Report ID 2022097936
Address Highland Industrial Park City, State ZIP CAMDEN, ARKANSAS 71701
Event Date September 7, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat exhaustion, prostration Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Secondary Source Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
Industry (NAICS) 541990 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.59000, -92.85000

Incident Narrative

An employee had been inspecting ammunition in the heat, wearing flame-retardant coveralls. After leaving for lunch and then returning, he became ill and was hospitalized, suffering from possible heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On September 7, 2022, a worker at Defense Contract Management Agency in CAMDEN, 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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