Exposure to environmental heat · Effects of heat and light, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Morton Buildings Inc., 6800 Pinnacle Valley Road, LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72223
on — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c., affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee was installing wind-ties between trusses on a new construction building when he started noticing cramping in his right arm. He was moved to a shady area to rest when he started vomiting. He was hospitalized due to dehydration.
An employee was working on a second-level roof area. He jumped down to a porch roof, fell through it, and struck the ground. He suffered broken bones and was hospitalized.
At 1:00 p.m. on July 26, 2022, an employee was three rungs from the top of an 8-foot ladder. The ladder shifted and he fell to the ground, breaking his left leg.
On February 21, 2022, an employee was using a tractor to push snow off and away from a dolly axle. The employee had shoveled most of the snow when they got off the tractor and positioned the bucket so they could slide the axle into the bucket. As the employee was trying to tip the axle into the bucket, their foot slipped on the ice and snow. When the employee fell, the I-beam on the axle crushed their hand against the side of the bucket, resulting in an injury to their finger.
An employee was performing finishing work on a residential driveway when they began to experience body cramps and were hospitalized for heat stress and dehydration.
An agent was participating in SWAT team selection and was performing various physical fitness skills including running and exercise intervals. The agent experienced dehydration and a muscular injury that required hospitalization.
On September 26, 2023, an employee was delivering packages when he began to feel ill with a pain in his side. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion and dehydration.
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