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VANCE BROTHERS INC

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at VANCE BROTHERS INC in LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA
Employer VANCE BROTHERS INC Report ID 2023076136
Address 123 Northwood Drive City, State ZIP LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA 70501
Event Date July 11, 2023 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) 324121 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.25000, -91.99000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a crack cleaning machine equipped with a wire brush to remove grass and debris from cracks in the roadway. The employee was hospitalized for heat exhaustion after experiencing muscle cramps.

Incident Summary

On July 11, 2023, a worker at VANCE BROTHERS INC in LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA 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

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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