Allied Waste Services of Fort Worth, LLC dba Republic Services
Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — FORT WORTH, TEXAS
| Employer | Allied Waste Services of Fort Worth, LLC dba Republic Services | Report ID | 2022087281 |
| Address | 6100 Elliot Reed Rd. | City, State ZIP | FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76117 |
| Event Date | August 17, 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) | 562111 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.77000, -97.25000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working as a helper on a residential waste collection route. After beginning at 6:00 a.m., he felt ill and developed cramps at 1:00 p.m. He was hospitalized, suffering from heat stress.
Incident Summary
On August 17, 2022, a worker at Allied Waste Services of Fort Worth, LLC dba Republic Services in FORT WORTH, TEXAS 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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