Waste Management of Conroe
Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — NEW CANEY, TEXAS
| Employer | Waste Management of Conroe | Report ID | 2019099291 |
| Address | 22350 Luke Davis Blvd | City, State ZIP | NEW CANEY, TEXAS 77357 |
| Event Date | September 6, 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) | 562219 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.15000, -95.22000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was servicing trash containers in a residential neighborhood and experienced weakness in his legs. He was hospitalized with a heat illness.
Incident Summary
On September 6, 2019, a worker at Waste Management of Conroe in NEW CANEY, 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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