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Gloucester Terminals, LLC.

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — GLOUCESTER CITY, NEW JERSEY

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Gloucester Terminals, LLC. in GLOUCESTER CITY, NEW JERSEY
Employer Gloucester Terminals, LLC. Report ID 2017087949
Address King & Essex Streets City, State ZIP GLOUCESTER CITY, NEW JERSEY 08030
Event Date August 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) 488320 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 36.58000, -82.15000

Incident Narrative

An employee began to experience arm and leg cramps while slinging slabs in the hold of a ship, requiring hospitalization for possible heat exhaustion.

Incident Summary

On August 18, 2017, a worker at Gloucester Terminals, LLC. in GLOUCESTER CITY, NEW JERSEY 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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