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Holland Contracting, JTH Wind LLC and Holland Tire & Service

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — BELLEVILLE, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Holland Contracting, JTH Wind LLC and Holland Tire & Service in BELLEVILLE, KANSAS
Employer Holland Contracting, JTH Wind LLC and Holland Tire & Service Report ID 2023087835
Address 1208 240 RD. City, State ZIP BELLEVILLE, KANSAS 66935
Event Date August 24, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, unspecified Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 238910 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.83000, -97.60000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working as a groundsman on a wind farm installing underground cable in open fields using a trencher. The outdoor temperatures were very high for multiple days and reached 105 degrees. The employee suffered heat illness and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On August 24, 2023, a worker at Holland Contracting, JTH Wind LLC and Holland Tire & Service in BELLEVILLE, KANSAS suffered effects of heat and light, unspecified 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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