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Advanced Disposal

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — NORRISTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Advanced Disposal in NORRISTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Advanced Disposal Report ID 2016087545
Address 2955 Felton Road City, State ZIP NORRISTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 19401
Event Date August 12, 2016 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) 562111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.15000, -75.32000

Incident Narrative

On August 12, 2016, an employee attaching toters to a truck began to feel lightheaded and dizzy due to a heat-related illness in the late afternoon.

Incident Summary

On August 12, 2016, a worker at Advanced Disposal in NORRISTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 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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