Lancaster Mangement Services, Inc.

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — MOULTRIE, Georgia

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Lancaster Mangement Services, Inc. in MOULTRIE, Georgia
Employer Lancaster Mangement Services, Inc.
Address 132 South Main Street
City, State ZIP MOULTRIE, Georgia 31768
Report ID 2017109715
Event Date October 10, 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) 561320
GPS Coordinates 31.17860, -83.78896

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Incident Narrative

During very hot conditions, an employee who had been operating a forklift appeared disoriented when he dismounted the forklift. He then passed out, striking his head on the floor, due to heat stress.

Incident Summary

On October 10, 2017, a worker at Lancaster Mangement Services, Inc. in MOULTRIE, Georgia 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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