Exposure to environmental heat · Effects of heat and light, n.e.c.
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Surveying and Mapping, LLC, 15013 Hwy 44, GONZALES, LOUISIANA 70737
on — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c., affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
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Final narrative
An employee suffered heat-related illness and dehydration while working outdoors.
HospitalizedBODY SYSTEMSHeat-environmental
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