Multiple effects of heat and light

Name: Multiple effects of heat and light at Waste Management
Start: 6/20/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019066215 · 6/20/2019 · Waste Management

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury: Multiple effects of heat and light

Cause

Event: Exposure to environmental heat
Source: Heat-environmental

Employer

Name: Waste Management
Location: US Hwy 59 North, KINGWOOD, TEXAS, 77339
NAICS: 562111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A garbage collection crew was on its way to a landfill when one of the employees became ill with cramps and started sweating. The employee was hospitalized due to heat stress and dehydration.

Source

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