Exposure to environmental heat · Effects of heat and light, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at United States Census Bureau, 6950 West Jefferson Avenue, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80235
on — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c., affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee was hospitalized due to dehydration.
HospitalizedBODY SYSTEMSHeat-environmental
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