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Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — AKRON, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in AKRON, OHIO
Employer Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Report ID 2016076797
Address 200 Innovation Way City, State ZIP AKRON, OHIO 44316
Event Date July 26, 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) 326211 Inspection # 1165867
GPS Coordinates 41.07000, -81.48000

Incident Narrative

While setting up a curing work area, an employee was exposed to extreme heat from the curing operation and steam, requiring hospitalization for heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On July 26, 2016, a worker at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in AKRON, OHIO 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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