CONTINENTAL CASTING LLC
Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — MONROE CITY, MISSOURI
| Employer | CONTINENTAL CASTING LLC | Report ID | 2017077104 |
| Address | 801 2nd Street | City, State ZIP | MONROE CITY, MISSOURI 63456 |
| Event Date | July 28, 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) | 331521 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.65000, -91.72000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was removing scale from a furnace and was overcome by heat stress. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On July 28, 2017, a worker at CONTINENTAL CASTING LLC in MONROE CITY, 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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