DALLAS, TEXAS—
American Bridge Company
Exposure to environmental heat · Heat exhaustion, prostration
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at American Bridge Company, 909 East Colorado Blvd., DALLAS, TEXAS 75203 on — Heat exhaustion, prostration, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
While helping to install a metal hand railing, an employee suffered cramping due to working in the heat. The employee was hospitalized overnight for heat exhaustion.
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