Pizza Hut - Hwy 71

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Pizza Hut - Hwy 71 in FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
Employer Pizza Hut - Hwy 71 Report ID 2022076630
Address 1323 Highway 71 S City, State ZIP FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS 72901
Event Date July 28, 2022 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) 722513 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 35.32000, -94.42000

Incident Narrative

An employee developed heat-related illness after delivering pizzas. She was hospitalized, suffering from dehydration and low blood pressure.

Incident Summary

On July 28, 2022, a worker at Pizza Hut - Hwy 71 in FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS 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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