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Republic Services

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Republic Services in FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer Republic Services Report ID 2018099132
Address 1080 Airport Road City, State ZIP FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS 02720
Event Date September 4, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 562112 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.74000, -71.10000

Incident Narrative

An employee suffered from heat stress while torch-cutting a waste disposal container outside, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On September 4, 2018, a worker at Republic Services in FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS suffered effects of heat and light, n.e.c. 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

OSHA has recorded 2,196 severe injury reports involving "Exposure to environmental heat" incidents in our database. Browse all Exposure to environmental heat injuries.

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