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NATIONAL BEEF LEATHERS

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at NATIONAL BEEF LEATHERS in SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI
Employer NATIONAL BEEF LEATHERS Report ID 2016087218
Address 205 Florence Rd. City, State ZIP SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI 64504
Event Date August 4, 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) 316110 Inspection # 1169129
GPS Coordinates 39.73000, -94.85000

Incident Narrative

After performing environmental duties outside, an employee was hospitalized due to dehydration and heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On August 4, 2016, a worker at NATIONAL BEEF LEATHERS in SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI 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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