Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 143032.015 - Employee sustains heat illness while collecting trash in hot

Accident Summary Nr: 143032.015 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 08/24/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1549290.015	08/23/2021		562219	Waste Management Of St. Tammany, La

Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on August 24, 2021, an employee working as a garbage collector for a waste treatment and disposal service was collecting garbage and placing it on the truck. The employee overheated in the high temperatures and was hospitalized to treat a heat illness.

Keywords: Dehydration, Garbage Truck, Heat, Heat index, Heat-related illness , High Temperature, Illness, Overheated, Temperature, Waste Disposal

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1549290.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury		Garbage collectors

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