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Superior Shipyard and Fabrication, Inc.

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat syncope — GOLDEN MEADOW, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Superior Shipyard and Fabrication, Inc. in GOLDEN MEADOW, LOUISIANA
Employer Superior Shipyard and Fabrication, Inc. Report ID 2015075169
Address 20987 Highway 1 City, State ZIP GOLDEN MEADOW, LOUISIANA 70357
Event Date July 28, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat syncope Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 336611 Inspection # 1085495
GPS Coordinates 29.36000, -90.25000

Incident Narrative

An employee passed out due to heat illness.

Incident Summary

On July 28, 2015, a worker at Superior Shipyard and Fabrication, Inc. in GOLDEN MEADOW, LOUISIANA suffered heat syncope 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

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