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Continental Casting

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — PALMYRA, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Continental Casting in PALMYRA, MISSOURI
Employer Continental Casting Report ID 2016065211
Address 7063 County Rd. 328 City, State ZIP PALMYRA, MISSOURI 63461
Event Date June 13, 2016 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) 331521 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.79000, -91.49000

Incident Narrative

An employee began vomiting after performing die-casting on a machine. He was hospitalized with severe dehydration.

Incident Summary

On June 13, 2016, a worker at Continental Casting in PALMYRA, MISSOURI 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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