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Waste Management

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Waste Management in GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Waste Management Report ID 2015075234
Address 10242 Canal Road City, State ZIP GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI 39503
Event Date July 29, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, unspecified Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 562998 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.43000, -89.13000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on a refuse truck collecting garbage and putting it into the truck. He became ill and started vomiting.

Incident Summary

On July 29, 2015, a worker at Waste Management in GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI suffered effects of heat and light, unspecified to the body systems. The incident was classified as exposure to environmental heat, with heat-environmental identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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