Georgia-Pacific LLC

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Georgia-Pacific LLC in MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA
Employer Georgia-Pacific LLC Report ID 2016065694
Address 4901 Chandler Road City, State ZIP MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA 74403
Event Date June 25, 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) 322121 Inspection # 1158377
GPS Coordinates 35.74000, -95.32000

Incident Narrative

On 06/24/16, at 5:00 p.m., an employee had been working on paper machines when he began feeling sick. He sat in the break room to cool down and drink water. He later felt nauseous and began vomiting, requiring hospitalization for dehydration.

Incident Summary

On June 25, 2016, a worker at Georgia-Pacific LLC in MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA 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

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