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Waste Management, Inc.

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — HUDSON, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Waste Management, Inc. in HUDSON, WISCONSIN
Employer Waste Management, Inc. Report ID 2017065022
Address Hudson Driving Route City, State ZIP HUDSON, WISCONSIN 54016
Event Date June 2, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat exhaustion, prostration Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 562111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 44.95000, -92.71000

Incident Narrative

On June 2, 2017, an employee was driving and performing waste removal tasks when he experienced heat exhaustion and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On June 2, 2017, a worker at Waste Management, Inc. in HUDSON, WISCONSIN suffered heat exhaustion, prostration 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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