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Tidewater Inc. of Maryland

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — PATUXENT RIVER, MARYLAND

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Tidewater Inc. of Maryland in PATUXENT RIVER, MARYLAND
Employer Tidewater Inc. of Maryland Report ID 2023076852
Address Pax River Bundy Raod City, State ZIP PATUXENT RIVER, MARYLAND 20670
Event Date July 28, 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) 238990 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.28000, -76.41000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cutting the grass when they began feeling nauseous and experiencing tunnel vision. The employee was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On July 28, 2023, a worker at Tidewater Inc. of Maryland in PATUXENT RIVER, MARYLAND 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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