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United States Department of Agriculture

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — NUNN, COLORADO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at United States Department of Agriculture in NUNN, COLORADO
Employer United States Department of Agriculture Report ID 2021075907
Address 11000 WCR 18 City, State ZIP NUNN, COLORADO 80648
Event Date July 19, 2021 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) 238990 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.70000, -104.78000

Incident Narrative

On 7/19/2021, an employee had been sampling vegetation when they began to experience symptoms of heat stress and dehydration afterwards, resulting in hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On July 19, 2021, a worker at United States Department of Agriculture in NUNN, COLORADO 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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