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Beechwood Merrick Homes

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — WESTBURY, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Beechwood Merrick Homes in WESTBURY, NEW YORK
Employer Beechwood Merrick Homes Report ID 2023076158
Address 695 Merrick Ave City, State ZIP WESTBURY, NEW YORK 11590
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) 531110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.74000, -73.58000

Incident Narrative

An employee was taking out the garbage when he passed out due to heat exhaustion and struck his head on the ground.

Incident Summary

On July 11, 2023, a worker at Beechwood Merrick Homes in WESTBURY, NEW YORK 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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