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LG Barcus

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at LG Barcus in SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA
Employer LG Barcus Report ID 2015075280
Address 1453 Bert Kouns Industrial Loop City, State ZIP SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA 71101
Event Date July 30, 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) 238910 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.42000, -93.71000

Incident Narrative

An employee felt sick while sitting in his crane and showed signs of heat illness. He was hospitalized for severe dehydration.

Incident Summary

On July 30, 2015, a worker at LG Barcus in SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA 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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