Exposure to environmental heat · Effects of heat and light, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Anchor Glass Container Corporation, 151 E McCanns Blvd., ELMIRA HEIGHTS, NEW YORK 14903
on — Effects of heat and light, unspecified, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee was working on a forming machine in a hot area. After developing pain in the abdomen, dizziness, and cramps in the hands and legs, the employee was hospitalized, suffering from heat-related illness.
HospitalizedBODY SYSTEMSHeat-environmental
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