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K S Kolbenschmidt

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — MARINETTE, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at K S Kolbenschmidt in MARINETTE, WISCONSIN
Employer K S Kolbenschmidt Report ID 2016087118
Address 1731 Industrial Parkway City, State ZIP MARINETTE, WISCONSIN 54143
Event Date August 2, 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) 332710 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 45.08000, -87.64000

Incident Narrative

On August 2, 2016, an employee was manually molding with a 20-pound ladle of aluminum when he began to experience muscle spasms. He was hospitalized with heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On August 2, 2016, a worker at K S Kolbenschmidt in MARINETTE, WISCONSIN 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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