January 13, 2025
Waltham, MA — The number of heat-related illnesses “increases significantly” once the temperature rises above 80° F, results of a recent analysis from the Workers Compensation Research Institute show.
For its Heat-Related Illnesses in the Workplace report, WCRI reviewed 2013-2020 workers’ comp claims data from 31 states to identify worker groups that more commonly experience heat-related illnesses (including heat exhaustion and heatstroke) based on their age, gender and tenure at the time of injury, as well as industry and regional composition.
Compared with days with maximum temperatures of 75-80° F, the number of heat-related illnesses was seven times greater on days with high temps of 90-95° F, 11 times higher on days reaching 95-100° F and 18 times greater when the high temp exceeded 100° F.
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