Exposure to environmental heat · Effects of heat and light, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Republic Services of Texas, 1212 Harrison, ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011
on — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c., affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
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Final narrative
An employee became ill while riding on the back of a trash truck. He was hospitalized for dehydration.
HospitalizedBODY SYSTEMSHeat-environmental
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