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UniFirst Holdings, Inc.

Exposure to environmental heat — Multiple effects of heat and light — GILMER, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at UniFirst Holdings, Inc. in GILMER, TEXAS
Employer UniFirst Holdings, Inc. Report ID 2021076201
Address 8511 FM 3358 City, State ZIP GILMER, TEXAS 75645
Event Date July 27, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Multiple effects of heat and light Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 812332 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.61000, -94.84000

Incident Narrative

At a delivery site, an employee started feeling unwell. The employee was hospitalized for heat exhaustion and dehydration.

Incident Summary

On July 27, 2021, a worker at UniFirst Holdings, Inc. in GILMER, TEXAS suffered multiple effects of heat and light 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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