Exposure to environmental heat · Effects of heat and light, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at River Valley Recycling, LLC, 288 W. South-Tec Drive, KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS 60901
on — Effects of heat and light, unspecified, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
At about 4:10 p.m. on August 8, 2022, an employee had developed heat stress symptoms (among them cramping, nausea, and tingling in the fingers) after finishing a shift in a furnace room. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedBODY SYSTEMSHeat-environmental
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