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Covanta Palm Beach Resource Recovery, LLC

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Covanta Palm Beach Resource Recovery, LLC in WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
Employer Covanta Palm Beach Resource Recovery, LLC Report ID 2020098879
Address 6501 N Jog Rd, Plant 1 City, State ZIP WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA 33412
Event Date September 18, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat exhaustion, prostration Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 221118 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 26.77000, -80.14000

Incident Narrative

An employee was servicing shredder equipment that was jammed and began to have leg cramps. The employee was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On September 18, 2020, a worker at Covanta Palm Beach Resource Recovery, LLC in WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA suffered heat exhaustion, prostration 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

OSHA has recorded 2,196 severe injury reports involving "Exposure to environmental heat" incidents in our database. Browse all Exposure to environmental heat injuries.

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