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Family Dollar

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — WACO, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Family Dollar in WACO, TEXAS
Employer Family Dollar Report ID 2023087619
Address 1404 North 34th Street City, State ZIP WACO, TEXAS 76710
Event Date August 19, 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) 452319 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.54000, -97.17000

Incident Narrative

An employee was standing in front of a fan at the register when she became ill. The employee experienced difficulty breathing, sweating, and chest pain due to the heat.

Incident Summary

On August 19, 2023, a worker at Family Dollar in WACO, 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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