Georgia Pacific Consumer Operations, LLC

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Georgia Pacific Consumer Operations, LLC in ZACHARY, LOUISIANA
Employer Georgia Pacific Consumer Operations, LLC Report ID 2016065367
Address 1000 W. Mount Pleasant Road City, State ZIP ZACHARY, LOUISIANA 70791
Event Date June 16, 2016 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) 322121 Inspection # 1155775
GPS Coordinates 30.65000, -91.14000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unlocking equipment for maintenance when he experienced dizziness, nausea, and vomiting. He was hospitalized due to heat-related illness.

Incident Summary

On June 16, 2016, a worker at Georgia Pacific Consumer Operations, LLC in ZACHARY, 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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