OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221430325

WASTE MANAGEMENT OF ST. TAMMANY, LA

CARRIERE, MS· 2021-08-24T00:00:00

Event: Dehydration, Garbage Truck, Heat, Heat index, Heat-related illness, High Temperature, Illness, Overheated, Temperature, Waste Disposal
NAICS: 562219
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345492904
Employer profile: WASTE MANAGEMENT OF ST. TAMMANY, LA
Summary number: 221430325
Report ID: 0419400

Event description

Employee sustains heat illness while collecting trash in hot

Investigation 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.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 22 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
875

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