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Reliable Chevrolet

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Reliable Chevrolet in SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI
Employer Reliable Chevrolet Report ID 2023087029
Address 3655 South Campbell Avenue City, State ZIP SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI 65807
Event Date August 3, 2023 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) 441110 Inspection # 1690202
GPS Coordinates 37.14000, -93.29000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on a vehicle in the service department when he became ill and passed out from a heat-related illness.

Incident Summary

On August 3, 2023, a worker at Reliable Chevrolet in SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI 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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