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LOZIER CORPORATION

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at LOZIER CORPORATION in SCOTTSBORO, ALABAMA
Employer LOZIER CORPORATION Report ID 2016054615
Address 401 TAYLOR STREET City, State ZIP SCOTTSBORO, ALABAMA 35768
Event Date May 25, 2016 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) 337215 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.66000, -86.04000

Incident Narrative

While sweeping a work area, an employee vomited and became disoriented from heat exhaustion, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On May 25, 2016, a worker at LOZIER CORPORATION in SCOTTSBORO, 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

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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