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Borbet Alabama, Inc.

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — AUBURN, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Borbet Alabama, Inc. in AUBURN, ALABAMA
Employer Borbet Alabama, Inc. Report ID 2015096893
Address 979 West Veterans Blvd City, State ZIP AUBURN, ALABAMA 36832
Event Date September 20, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat exhaustion, prostration Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 336390 Inspection # 1071786
GPS Coordinates 32.56000, -85.49000

Incident Narrative

An employee was hospitalized for heat exhaustion after working 8-9 hours in the heat treatment area.

Incident Summary

On September 20, 2015, a worker at Borbet Alabama, Inc. in AUBURN, ALABAMA suffered heat exhaustion, prostration 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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