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Chaparral Boats Inc.

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — NASHVILLE, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Chaparral Boats Inc. in NASHVILLE, GEORGIA
Employer Chaparral Boats Inc. Report ID 2016087568
Address 300 Industrial Blvd. City, State ZIP NASHVILLE, GEORGIA 31639
Event Date August 12, 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) 336612 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.20000, -83.23000

Incident Narrative

An employee was rolling fiberglass and was not feeling well. When other workers helped her sit down, she suffered an altered level of consciousness. She became severely lethargic and was cold and clammy to the touch. She was hospitalized overnight for heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On August 12, 2016, a worker at Chaparral Boats Inc. in NASHVILLE, GEORGIA 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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