US Foods, Inc.
Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — PERTH AMBOY, NEW JERSEY
| Employer | US Foods, Inc. | Report ID | 2018088963 |
| Address | 1051 Amboy Ave. | City, State ZIP | PERTH AMBOY, NEW JERSEY 08861 |
| Event Date | August 29, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Heat exhaustion, prostration | Body Part | BODY SYSTEMS |
| Event Type | Exposure to environmental heat | Source of Injury | Heat-environmental |
| Industry (NAICS) | 424410 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.53000, -74.27000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was delivering cases of food product from his tractor trailer when he began feeling sick and having cramps. He was hospitalized with a kidney injury and heat exhaustion. The indoor temperature at the customer location was over 100 degrees with high humidity.
Incident Summary
On August 29, 2018, a worker at US Foods, Inc. in PERTH AMBOY, NEW JERSEY suffered heat exhaustion, prostration 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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