MOBILE, ALABAMA—
H.O. Weaver & Sons, Inc.
Exposure to environmental heat · Effects of heat and light, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at H.O. Weaver & Sons, Inc., 1920 Baybridge cutoff rd, MOBILE, ALABAMA 36610 on — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c., affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee had been working at an asphalt plant. The employee left work around 4:00 PM, and started feeling ill. Later that night, the employee was hospitalized for dehydration.
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An employee was in a trench installing a storm drain. A dirt clod fell from the unprotected side of the trench and struck the employee, causing him to fall to the ground and break his left leg.
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