Exposure to environmental heat · Effects of heat and light, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Oklahoma Tire Recyclers, LLC, 100 Old Trail Road, BRISTOW, OKLAHOMA 74010
on — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c., affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee had been moving tires outside in the grade dock area when he became ill and started vomiting. He was hospitalized for dehydration.
HospitalizedBODY SYSTEMSHeat-environmental
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