Exposure to environmental heat · Effects of heat and light, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hogan Transports Inc, 85 Corporate Woods Dr, BRIDGETON, MISSOURI 63044
on — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c., affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee was delivering products on a hot day when they began to feel ill and lightheaded, resulting in hospitalization for dehydration.
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The injured employee walked across the customer's parking lot to help another driver who was working in a trailer. The injured employee was entering the back of the trailer by climbing up the side of the lift gate, while it was in the raised position. The injured employee slipped and fell approximately 3 feet to the ground, landing on their hip. The injured employee was hospitalized with a fractured right hip and required surgery.
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