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GSM Industrial, Inc.

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at GSM Industrial, Inc. in LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer GSM Industrial, Inc. Report ID 2017054522
Address Burle Business Park, 1004 New Holland Avenue City, State ZIP LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA 17601
Event Date May 18, 2017 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) 238160 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.05000, -76.28000

Incident Narrative

On May 18, 2017, around 2:00 pm, an employee began to feel ill at the end of his shift. He had spent the morning removing a black buildup of pitch from a commercial roof and the afternoon installing new roofing material. He was hospitalized with heat-related illness.

Incident Summary

On May 18, 2017, a worker at GSM Industrial, Inc. in LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA 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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