Exposure to environmental heat · Effects of heat and light, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Brown and Root Industrial Services LTD, 5738 County Road 4, BISHOP, TEXAS 78343
on — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c., affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee had been dismantling a scaffold when he experienced stomach cramps. He was monitored for approximately 45 minutes while in an air conditioned environment and his stomach cramps improved. After work, he was hospitalized with dehydration/heat stress.
HospitalizedBODY SYSTEMSHeat-environmental
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