Sysco Foods
Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — HOUSTON, TEXAS
| Employer | Sysco Foods | Report ID | 2020098398 |
| Address | 1200 Wilcrest Drive | City, State ZIP | HOUSTON, TEXAS 77042 |
| Event Date | September 3, 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) | 424410 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.75000, -95.57000 | ||
Incident Narrative
While delivering groceries, an employee begin to feel light headed and dizzy. The employee was hospitalized for heat related illness.
Incident Summary
On September 3, 2020, a worker at Sysco Foods in HOUSTON, 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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