Monsanto Company

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — TWIN FALLS, IDAHO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Monsanto Company in TWIN FALLS, IDAHO
Employer Monsanto Company Report ID 2018088062
Address 970-1814 E 4200 N City, State ZIP TWIN FALLS, IDAHO 83301
Event Date August 7, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, unspecified Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 325188 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 42.60000, -114.50000

Incident Narrative

An employee was hospitalized for heat stress illness after working in a wheat field.

Incident Summary

On August 7, 2018, a worker at Monsanto Company in TWIN FALLS, IDAHO suffered effects of heat and light, unspecified 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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