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Steamaway

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — FORT WORTH, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Steamaway in FORT WORTH, TEXAS
Employer Steamaway Report ID 2019088660
Address 2300 Cold Springs Rd. City, State ZIP FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76106
Event Date August 21, 2019 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) 811192 Inspection # 1427027
GPS Coordinates 32.78000, -97.32000

Incident Narrative

On 8/21/2019, an employee was cleaning inside the back of a box truck while the equipment was running. Toward the end of the shift, the employee began feeling lightheaded and nauseated due to possible heat stress. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On August 21, 2019, a worker at Steamaway in FORT WORTH, TEXAS 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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