Exposure to environmental heat · Heat exhaustion, prostration
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, 22800 East 19th Avenue, AURORA, COLORADO 80019
on — Heat exhaustion, prostration, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee was delivering 200 cases of product to a store when they began to experience nausea and symptoms of heat exhaustion, resulting in hospitalization.
HospitalizedBODY SYSTEMSHeat-environmental
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