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Waste Management

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — PASADENA, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Waste Management in PASADENA, TEXAS
Employer Waste Management Report ID 2020087852
Address 3520 Pansy Street City, State ZIP PASADENA, TEXAS 77505
Event Date August 19, 2020 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) 562119 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.65000, -95.16000

Incident Narrative

An employee experienced cramping at the end of his shift. He was hospitalized for dehydration.

Incident Summary

On August 19, 2020, a worker at Waste Management in PASADENA, TEXAS 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

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