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

1 hospitalization · 2017088189 · 8/25/2017 · Republic Plastics, LTD.

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
Republic Plastics, LTD.
Location
355 Schumann Road, MC QUEENEY, TEXAS, 78123
NAICS
326113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

While performing maintenance activities, an employee began to feel ill, vomited, and sweated profusely. He started to have involuntary muscle spasms and difficulty speaking, requiring hospitalization for dehydration and other heat-related symptoms.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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