National Maintenance & Repair

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — HARAHAN, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at National Maintenance & Repair in HARAHAN, LOUISIANA
Employer National Maintenance & Repair Report ID 2015086080
Address 5004 River Road City, State ZIP HARAHAN, LOUISIANA 70123
Event Date August 24, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, unspecified Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 336611 Inspection # 1088869
GPS Coordinates 29.94000, -90.17000

Incident Narrative

An employee was welding inside of a wing tank for about 30 - 40 minutes. He came out of the void at about 1500 hours feeling lethargic and weak and was assisted to the cool down area. The employee left the cool down area and went to the office where the decision was made to take him to the hospital. He was diagnosed with heat illness and treated with fluids. He was officially admitted to the hospital at about 2000 hours. The injured employee was wearing leathers, a welding shield, and gloves during welding.

Incident Summary

On August 24, 2015, a worker at National Maintenance & Repair in HARAHAN, LOUISIANA suffered effects of heat and light, unspecified 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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