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Gerdau Macsteel

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Gerdau Macsteel in FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
Employer Gerdau Macsteel Report ID 2017076252
Address 5225 Planters Rd City, State ZIP FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS 72916
Event Date July 7, 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) 331221 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.30000, -94.37000

Incident Narrative

On 7/7/2017, an employee began to feel unwell after monitoring equipment while steel solidified. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On July 7, 2017, a worker at Gerdau Macsteel in FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS 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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