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Werner Enterprises, LLC

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — BRANTLEY, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Werner Enterprises, LLC in BRANTLEY, ALABAMA
Employer Werner Enterprises, LLC Report ID 2017077117
Address Dollar General Store, 9650 South Main St. City, State ZIP BRANTLEY, ALABAMA 36009
Event Date July 29, 2017 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) 484121 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.57000, -86.25000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unloading stock from a trailer and was hospitalized for dehydration.

Incident Summary

On July 29, 2017, a worker at Werner Enterprises, LLC in BRANTLEY, ALABAMA 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

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