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Waste Pro USA, Inc.

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — ATTAPULGUS, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Waste Pro USA, Inc. in ATTAPULGUS, GEORGIA
Employer Waste Pro USA, Inc. Report ID 2022054531
Address Hwy. 27 North City, State ZIP ATTAPULGUS, GEORGIA 39815
Event Date May 25, 2022 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) 562119 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.74000, -84.48000

Incident Narrative

A trash pick-up helper was riding as a passenger enroute to a landfill when he became ill. The employee was hospitalized with heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On May 25, 2022, a worker at Waste Pro USA, Inc. in ATTAPULGUS, GEORGIA 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

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