Effects of heat and light, n.e.c.

Name: Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. at Veterans Health Administration SORCC
Start: 8/20/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016087825 · 8/20/2016 · Veterans Health Administration SORCC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury: Effects of heat and light, n.e.c.

Cause

Event: Exposure to environmental heat
Source: Heat-environmental

Employer

Name: Veterans Health Administration SORCC
Location: 8495 CRATER LAKE HIGHWAY, WHITE CITY, OREGON, 97503
NAICS: 623110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was working the serving line in the kitchen. The AC went out and the temperature rose to 87 F. The employee felt hot and went into the freezer to rest and cool down. She was found unconscious at 6:20 p.m., on 8/20/2016, due to dehydration.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown