Express Employment Professionals

Exposure to environmental heat — Multiple effects of heat and light — CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Express Employment Professionals in CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS
Employer Express Employment Professionals Report ID 2017099217
Address 411 Doisy Drive City, State ZIP CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS 61822
Event Date September 26, 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) 561320 Inspection # 1281438
GPS Coordinates 40.15000, -88.25000

Incident Narrative

On September 26, 2017, at around 4:10 PM, an employee was shoveling dirt into concrete forms for a crawlspace. The employee was observed stumbling in the trench and was advised to go sit in the truck. The employee was hospitalized for heat illness and dehydration.

Incident Summary

On September 26, 2017, a worker at Express Employment Professionals in CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS 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

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