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Ardagh Glass, Inc

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — SIMSBORO, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Ardagh Glass, Inc in SIMSBORO, LOUISIANA
Employer Ardagh Glass, Inc Report ID 2017087910
Address 4241 Hwy 563 City, State ZIP SIMSBORO, LOUISIANA 71275
Event Date August 17, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat exhaustion, prostration Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Secondary Source Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 327213 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.54000, -92.76000

Incident Narrative

An employee was maintaining a forming machine (forms molten glass into glassware) when he became overheated and experienced stomach cramps and nausea. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On August 17, 2017, a worker at Ardagh Glass, Inc in SIMSBORO, LOUISIANA 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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