Thermo Fisher Scientific (Asheville) LLC

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Thermo Fisher Scientific (Asheville) LLC in MARIETTA, OHIO
Employer Thermo Fisher Scientific (Asheville) LLC Report ID 2016087467
Address 401 Mill Creek Road City, State ZIP MARIETTA, OHIO 45750
Event Date August 10, 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) 334516 Inspection # 1170391
GPS Coordinates 39.44000, -81.44000

Incident Narrative

An employee had just finished using a shear press when he began to feel ill. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On August 10, 2016, a worker at Thermo Fisher Scientific (Asheville) LLC in MARIETTA, 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

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