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Petco Animal Supplies, Inc.

Exposure to environmental heat — Multiple effects of heat and light — BRASELTON, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. in BRASELTON, GEORGIA
Employer Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. Report ID 2018077240
Address 930 Highway 124 City, State ZIP BRASELTON, GEORGIA 30517
Event Date July 18, 2018 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) 453910 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.09000, -83.80000

Incident Narrative

An employee was loading packages into a trailer for 10 hours and began cramping throughout their body. The employee was hospitalized for heat stress and dehydration.

Incident Summary

On July 18, 2018, a worker at Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. in BRASELTON, GEORGIA 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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