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Richland Center Foundry

Exposure to environmental heat — Multiple effects of heat and light — RICHLAND CENTER, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Richland Center Foundry in RICHLAND CENTER, WISCONSIN
Employer Richland Center Foundry Report ID 2015074600
Address 1000 Foundry Drive East City, State ZIP RICHLAND CENTER, WISCONSIN 53581
Event Date July 13, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Multiple effects of heat and light Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 331511 Inspection # 1079495
GPS Coordinates 43.31000, -90.37000

Incident Narrative

On 7/13/15 an employee was hospitalized due to heat exhaustion and dehydration.

Incident Summary

On July 13, 2015, a worker at Richland Center Foundry in RICHLAND CENTER, WISCONSIN suffered multiple effects of heat and light 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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