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Sysco Houston - Wholesale Restaurant Food Supplies

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Sysco Houston - Wholesale Restaurant Food Supplies in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Sysco Houston - Wholesale Restaurant Food Supplies Report ID 2021076340
Address 10710 Greens Crossing Boulevard City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77038
Event Date July 30, 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) 722310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.93000, -95.42000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unloading food products for a customer when they began feeling lightheaded and disoriented, resulting in hospitalization for dehydration.

Incident Summary

On July 30, 2021, a worker at Sysco Houston - Wholesale Restaurant Food Supplies in HOUSTON, TEXAS 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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