Exposure to environmental heat · Effects of heat and light, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at TRIANGLE ENGINEERING OF ARKANSAS, INC., 1101 N. REDMOND RD., JACKSONVILLE, ARKANSAS 72076
on — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c., affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
The employee was working in the assembly line on the day of the incident. The employee notified his immediate supervisor that his hands were cramping. The employee was drinking water throughout the time that he was working, but the cramps began to get worse and he notified his supervisor. The employee was admitted to the hospital for dehydration and renal failure.
HospitalizedBODY SYSTEMSHeat-environmental
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