Exposure to environmental heat · Effects of heat and light, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Yellowstone Landscape Inc., 23940 W. Andrew Road, PLAINFIELD, ILLINOIS 60585
on — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c., affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
On July 6, 2023, an employee was grinding tree branches when they were hospitalized due to heat-related illness and dehydration.
HospitalizedBODY SYSTEMSHeat-environmental
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