HILLSBORO, TEXAS—
Overland Contracting, Inc.
Exposure to environmental heat indoor · Effects of heat n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Overland Contracting, Inc., 1223 FM 309, HILLSBORO, TEXAS 76645 on — Effects of heat n.e.c., affecting the Body systems and other part(s) of body.
Final narrative
An employee had been working in a fabrication area conducting preassembly of solar modules. The employee was hospitalized for heat-related illness, rhabdomyolysis, and renal failure.
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An employee was spotting a pile driver as it was moved from one place to another on a solar farm. The employee's right hand was on a steel beam that had already been installed. The pile driver pinched the employee's right little finger against the beam, breaking it.
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PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA—
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An employee was installing solar panels from a ladder. When he stepped down from the ladder, he was hit by a trailer that was passing by, breaking his right leg.
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