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GENERAL MILLS

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at GENERAL MILLS in KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
Employer GENERAL MILLS Report ID 2023087356
Address 2917 GUINOTTE AVE. City, State ZIP KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64120
Event Date August 12, 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) 311211 Inspection # 1695245
GPS Coordinates 39.11000, -94.54000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working in the corn starch room of a mill when they began to experience heat stress that required hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On August 12, 2023, a worker at GENERAL MILLS in KANSAS CITY, 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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