LOVE'S TRAVEL STOPS & COUNTRY STORES, INC.

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — BILOXI, Mississippi

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at LOVE'S TRAVEL STOPS & COUNTRY STORES, INC. in BILOXI, Mississippi
Employer LOVE'S TRAVEL STOPS & COUNTRY STORES, INC.
Address 11332 Cedar Lake Road
City, State ZIP BILOXI, Mississippi 39532
Report ID 2020076579
Event Date July 14, 2020
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) 447110
GPS Coordinates 30.45273, -88.93342

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Incident Narrative

After carrying out tire servicing, waiting on maintenance shop customers, and answering phone calls, an employee became ill. He was hospitalized, suffering from heat stress.

Incident Summary

On July 14, 2020, a worker at LOVE'S TRAVEL STOPS & COUNTRY STORES, INC. in BILOXI, Mississippi 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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