Exposure to environmental heat · Effects of heat and light, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at WEBER-STEPHEN PRODUCTS, LLC, 200 EAST DANIELS ROAD, PALATINE, ILLINOIS 60067
on — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c., affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee began to feel ill, suffering leg and arm cramps, fatigue, and lightheadedness. He was hospitalized for dehydration.
HospitalizedBODY SYSTEMSHeat-environmental
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