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C W Matthews Contracting Co Inc

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — JONESBORO, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at C W Matthews Contracting Co Inc in JONESBORO, GEORGIA
Employer C W Matthews Contracting Co Inc Report ID 2023087832
Address Tara Blvd at American Legion City, State ZIP JONESBORO, GEORGIA 30236
Event Date August 24, 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) 237310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.52000, -84.36000

Incident Narrative

An employee had been working at an outdoor jobsite for 7 hours when he began to feel ill. He was hospitalized and diagnosed with renal failure due to possible heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On August 24, 2023, a worker at C W Matthews Contracting Co Inc in JONESBORO, GEORGIA 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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