Exposure to environmental heat unspecified · Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and effects of environmental exposure
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at HOP Global Service, INC, 15150 County Road 2, GRUVER, TEXAS 79040
on — Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and effects of environmental exposure, affecting the Body systems and other part(s) of body.
Final narrative
A temporary employee was working as a packer for HOP Global Service Inc. At the end of the work day, approximately 5:45 PM, he fell and hit his head against a wooden pallet. The employee was hospitalized with a head Injury and heat-related illness.
Hospitalized Body systems and other part(s) of body Heat environmental
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