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Staples

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat stroke — PUTNAM, CONNECTICUT

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Staples in PUTNAM, CONNECTICUT
Employer Staples Report ID 2017088156
Address 15 Ridge Road City, State ZIP PUTNAM, CONNECTICUT 06260
Event Date August 24, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat stroke Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 453998 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.89000, -71.88000

Incident Narrative

After stocking and organizing product in a warm warehouse, an employee felt ill. She was hospitalized with heatstroke.

Incident Summary

On August 24, 2017, a worker at Staples in PUTNAM, CONNECTICUT suffered heat stroke 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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