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Waste Management Collection Dept. of Lewisville

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — LEWISVILLE, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Waste Management Collection Dept. of Lewisville in LEWISVILLE, TEXAS
Employer Waste Management Collection Dept. of Lewisville Report ID 2016098357
Address 1601 S. Railroad St. City, State ZIP LEWISVILLE, TEXAS 75057
Event Date September 5, 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 33.04000, -96.98000

Incident Narrative

While working outside on a truck's waste collection route, an employee experienced difficulty breathing due to heat stress, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On September 5, 2016, a worker at Waste Management Collection Dept. of Lewisville in LEWISVILLE, TEXAS 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

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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