Exposure to environmental heat · Heat exhaustion, prostration
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at CarMax, 11880 IH-35 North , SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78233
on — Heat exhaustion, prostration, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee was sitting down at the Service Operations Desk when he began to feel dizzy and light headed. When he got up he fell to the floor of the service drive. After being assisted by the other associates he was transported to the hospital and diagnosed with heat exhaustion. The temperature at the time of the incident was 86 degrees with the previous 6 hours being between 89 and 91 degrees.
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