River Valley Recycling, LLC
Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS
| Employer | River Valley Recycling, LLC | Report ID | 2022086980 |
| Address | 288 W. South-Tec Drive | City, State ZIP | KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS 60901 |
| Event Date | August 8, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | Body Part | BODY SYSTEMS |
| Event Type | Exposure to environmental heat | Source of Injury | Heat-environmental |
| Industry (NAICS) | 423930 | Inspection # | 1614556 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.08000, -87.87000 | ||
Incident Narrative
At about 4:10 p.m. on August 8, 2022, an employee had developed heat stress symptoms (among them cramping, nausea, and tingling in the fingers) after finishing a shift in a furnace room. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On August 8, 2022, a worker at River Valley Recycling, LLC in KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS suffered effects of heat and light, unspecified 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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