W-S Industrial Services, Inc.
Exposure to environmental heat outdoor — Heat exhaustion, fatigue — THOMPSONS, TEXAS
| Employer | W-S Industrial Services, Inc. | Report ID | 2024065850 |
| Address | W.A. Parish Generating Station, 2500 YU Jones Rd | City, State ZIP | THOMPSONS, TEXAS 77481 |
| Event Date | June 29, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Heat exhaustion, fatigue | Body Part | BODY SYSTEMS |
| Event Type | Exposure to environmental heat outdoor | Source of Injury | Heat environmental |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 561720 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.48000, -95.63000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A vacuum truck operator was loading six pieces of aluminum pipe and three rolls of plastic flex hose onto a trailer when he started feeling overheated. The employee became ill due to heat exhaustion/dehydration.
Incident Summary
On June 29, 2024, a worker at W-S Industrial Services, Inc. in THOMPSONS, TEXAS suffered heat exhaustion, fatigue to the body systems. The incident was classified as exposure to environmental heat outdoor, with heat environmental identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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