SPS NEW ENGLAND INCORPORATED

Exposure to environmental heat — Multiple effects of heat and light — BOSTON, Massachusetts

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at SPS NEW ENGLAND INCORPORATED in BOSTON, Massachusetts
Employer SPS NEW ENGLAND INCORPORATED
Address 698 Dorchester Ave
City, State ZIP BOSTON, Massachusetts 02127
Report ID 2022076338
Event Date July 20, 2022
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) 237310
GPS Coordinates 42.32641, -71.05674

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Incident Narrative

An employee developed cramps in the right calf while cleaning up a job site. His symptoms worsened and he was then hospitalized, suffering from heat exhaustion, low blood sodium, and heat-related muscular injury.

Incident Summary

On July 20, 2022, a worker at SPS NEW ENGLAND INCORPORATED in BOSTON, Massachusetts 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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