Exposure to environmental heat · Effects of heat and light, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Command Construction, LLC, 3206 N. Turnbull Drive, METAIRIE, LOUISIANA 70002
on — Effects of heat and light, unspecified, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee was overcome with heat stress and was hospitalized.
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