Imperial Aluminum
Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — SCOTTSBORO, ALABAMA
| Employer | Imperial Aluminum | Report ID | 2016087358 |
| Address | 7525 Roy Owens Blvd | City, State ZIP | SCOTTSBORO, ALABAMA 35769 |
| Event Date | August 8, 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) | 331314 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.61000, -86.07000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee become dehydrated, nauseated, ill, and experienced muscle spasms due to the heat. He was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On August 8, 2016, a worker at Imperial Aluminum in SCOTTSBORO, ALABAMA 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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