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Waste Management of Texas, LLC

Exposure to environmental heat — Multiple effects of heat and light — PEARLAND, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Waste Management of Texas, LLC in PEARLAND, TEXAS
Employer Waste Management of Texas, LLC Report ID 2017076645
Address Shadow Creek Ranch Sub. City, State ZIP PEARLAND, TEXAS 77584
Event Date July 18, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Multiple effects of heat and light Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 562111 Inspection # 1250593
GPS Coordinates 29.57000, -95.40000

Incident Narrative

An employee suffered from dehydration and heat illness while on a trash collection route. The employee was hospitalized overnight.

Incident Summary

On July 18, 2017, a worker at Waste Management of Texas, LLC in PEARLAND, TEXAS suffered multiple effects of heat and light 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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