NEENAH FOUNDRY COMPANY
Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — NEENAH, WISCONSIN
| Employer | NEENAH FOUNDRY COMPANY | Report ID | 2017076417 |
| Address | 2121 Brooks Ave | City, State ZIP | NEENAH, WISCONSIN 54956 |
| Event Date | July 12, 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) | 331511 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 44.16000, -88.47000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working on the melt deck in a foundry. The employee was chipping out a liner with a chip gun and replacing the lining in the spout when he felt dizzy and began to throw up on the floor. His condition worsened and he began sweating profusely and was not lucid. He was hospitalized with an acute kidney injury as the result of heat-related illness.
Incident Summary
On July 12, 2017, a worker at NEENAH FOUNDRY COMPANY in NEENAH, WISCONSIN 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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