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Accident Summary Nr: 142173.015 - Employee incurs heat illness after working outside in PPE

Accident Summary Nr: 142173.015 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 08/03/2021
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1547255.01508/09/2021561320Prolink Staffing Services Llc

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on August 3, 2021, an employee who worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) providing COVID-19 vaccinations and testing in a parking lot of a sports center became ill. The employee was working outside wearing a faceshield, mask, gown and gloves under a 10-foot by 10-foot canopy. The employee had been assigned to the site location by the staffing agency. The employee was in the parking lot swabbing a patient for a COVID-19 test when she reported feeling hot and dizzy before losing consciousness. The employee regained consciousness after a few minutes before being transported to the hospital. Due to the long wait time at the hospital emergency room, the employee left. On August 9, 2021, the employee reported to a clinic. The employer did not have heat injury prevention guidelines in place where employees were working outside in conditions with a high heat index wearing protective clothing.

Keywords: Dehydration, Engineering Controls, Heat Exhaustion, Heat Injury Prevention Program, Heat index, Heat-related illness , High Temperature, Illness, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Lack of Engineering Controls, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Nurse, Overheated, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Staffing Agency, Testing, Water, Weather

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1547255.015 38 F Non Hospitalized injury Licensed practical nurses

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