Exposure to environmental heat · Effects of heat and light, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Federal Emergency Management Agency, 800 North Loop 288, DENTON, TEXAS 76209
on — Effects of heat and light, unspecified, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
The employee was moving equipment around on a truck in preparation for fit testing. The employee started having chest pains from possible heat exposure and was hospitalized.
HospitalizedBODY SYSTEMSHeat-environmental
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