HOUSTON, TEXAS—
Sysco Foods
Exposure to environmental heat · Effects of heat and light, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Sysco Foods, 1200 Wilcrest Drive, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77042 on — Effects of heat and light, unspecified, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
While delivering groceries, an employee begin to feel light headed and dizzy. The employee was hospitalized for heat related illness.
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