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Republic Services, Inc.

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Republic Services, Inc. in SCHERTZ, TEXAS
Employer Republic Services, Inc. Report ID 2018077485
Address FM 78 / FM 3009 City, State ZIP SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
Event Date July 24, 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) 562212 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.55000, -98.25000

Incident Narrative

An employee started feeling ill during a trash pickup and threw up. The employee was hospitalized for dehydration and heat stress.

Incident Summary

On July 24, 2018, a worker at Republic Services, Inc. in SCHERTZ, 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

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