Exposure to environmental heat · Effects of heat and light, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Key Energy Services, LLC, Trinity Lease, Whit Well, 6-3, LA SALLE, TEXAS 77969
on — Effects of heat and light, unspecified, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee was working as a floor hand in support of an oilfield operation. He became ill from heat stress and was hospitalized.
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