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American Zinc Recycling Corporation

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — PALMERTON, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at American Zinc Recycling Corporation in PALMERTON, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer American Zinc Recycling Corporation Report ID 2017054544
Address 900 Delaware Avenue City, State ZIP PALMERTON, PENNSYLVANIA 18071
Event Date May 18, 2017 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) 331492 Inspection # 1235493
GPS Coordinates 40.80000, -75.59000

Incident Narrative

An employee experienced heat exhaustion during the second 8 hours of a 16 hour work shift. The employee was later hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On May 18, 2017, a worker at American Zinc Recycling Corporation in PALMERTON, PENNSYLVANIA 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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