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Republic Services of Texas

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — ARLINGTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Republic Services of Texas in ARLINGTON, TEXAS
Employer Republic Services of Texas Report ID 2016076516
Address 1212 Harrison City, State ZIP ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011
Event Date July 19, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 56221 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.73000, -97.09000

Incident Narrative

An employee became ill while riding on the back of a trash truck. He was hospitalized for dehydration.

Incident Summary

On July 19, 2016, a worker at Republic Services of Texas in ARLINGTON, TEXAS suffered effects of heat and light, n.e.c. 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

OSHA has recorded 2,196 severe injury reports involving "Exposure to environmental heat" incidents in our database. Browse all Exposure to environmental heat injuries.

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