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Metro Express

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Metro Express in LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Metro Express Report ID 2021065359
Address 1244 Wabank Road City, State ZIP LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA 17603
Event Date June 30, 2021 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) 722511 Inspection # 1540236
GPS Coordinates 40.02000, -76.31000

Incident Narrative

An employee unloaded a food truck and began to feel ill. The employee was hospitalized for heat stress.

Incident Summary

On June 30, 2021, a worker at Metro Express in LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA 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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