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Heat exhaustion, prostration

1 hospitalization · 2021075540 · 7/7/2021 · Joshen Paper & Packaging

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury
Heat exhaustion, prostration

Cause

Event
Exposure to environmental heat
Source
Heat-environmental

Employer

Name
Joshen Paper & Packaging
Location
8133 North Granville Woods Road, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53223
NAICS
423850
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was driving around and making deliveries on July 7, 2021. It was a humid, 92-degree day and the delivery truck's air conditioning failed. On returning to the facility at 5:00 p.m., the employee was hot and sweaty, with incoherent speech. The employee was hospitalized, suffering from heat exhaustion and kidney failure.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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