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Blue Bird Corporation

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Blue Bird Corporation in FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA
Employer Blue Bird Corporation Report ID 2015064037
Address 402 Blue Bird Blvd City, State ZIP FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA 31030
Event Date June 24, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 236210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.61000, -83.89000

Incident Narrative

An employee suffered a heat-related injury while working when he started to cramp. His condition became critical by the end of his shift. He suffered renal failure and was hospitalized on 6/24/15.

Incident Summary

On June 24, 2015, a worker at Blue Bird Corporation in FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA suffered effects of heat and light, n.e.c. to the body systems. The incident was classified as exposure to environmental heat, with heat-environmental identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 2,196 severe injury reports involving "Exposure to environmental heat" incidents in our database. Browse all Exposure to environmental heat injuries.

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