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Semco Plastic Company

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Semco Plastic Company in SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
Employer Semco Plastic Company Report ID 2016109768
Address 5301 Baumgartner Road City, State ZIP SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI 63129
Event Date October 17, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, unspecified Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 326199 Inspection # 1186986
GPS Coordinates 38.47000, -90.32000

Incident Narrative

On 10/17/16, an employee was hospitalized due to heat-stress-related exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On October 17, 2016, a worker at Semco Plastic Company in SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI suffered effects of heat and light, unspecified 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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