Multiple effects of heat and light

An employee was unloading a heater and a tool belt from the company truck. The employee felt ill, so he started walking back to his vehicle but passed out in the elevator of the parking garage, hitting a handrail as he fell. He was hospitalized with a laceration on the head, a bruised rib, and […]

Within 15 minutes of being on the job, an employee became ill. He continued to work throughout the day, taking frequent rest breaks. The employee was having cramps on his left side throughout the day. After finishing the day, the employee went home and was later hospitalized with dehydration, suspected heat exhaustion, and acute kidney […]

While collecting trash on a residential route an employee became dehydrated and suffered heat exhaustion.

A temporary employee had been loading and unloading tires into a truck trailer when he experienced cramps. He was hospitalized for severe dehydration, heat exhaustion, a kidney injury, and hypochloremia.

An employee was picking up trash at a job site and had been working since 12:00 PM. The employee passed out and was hospitalized with dehydration.

An employee suffered heat exhaustion and lost consciousness while making deliveries.

An employee lost consciousness while using a wood chipper on tree limbs. The employee was hospitalized, suffering from heat exhaustion.

An employee was not feeling well after his shift. He worked the next day and when he got home that night, he was still not feeling well and could not sleep. The next morning he was hospitalized with low kidney function due to heat exhaustion and dehydration.

An employee was building manhole tops at a construction worksite. After work, the employee was hospitalized for heat stress and dehydration.

An employee had been sitting idle in an air conditioned 18-wheeler and then came into the office with symptoms of lightheadedness, dizziness, and slightly elevated blood pressure. The employee was hospitalized due to heat stress (dehydration, heat exhaustion).