Exposure to environmental heat · Effects of heat and light, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at United Rentals North America, Inc, 8221 Highway 225, LA PORTE, TEXAS 77571
on — Effects of heat and light, unspecified, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee had been connecting generator cables for hours when he felt nauseous and lightheaded. He was hospitalized with potential heat stress.
HospitalizedBODY SYSTEMSHeat-environmental
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