Exposure to environmental heat · Effects of heat and light, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Lane Pipeline Construction LLC, Equitrans NIAM S001, AMITY, PENNSYLVANIA 15311
on — Effects of heat and light, unspecified, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee had been working outside and carrying a silt fence and experienced symptoms of heat stress. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedBODY SYSTEMSHeat-environmental
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