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Turner Industries

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — WESTWEGO, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Turner Industries in WESTWEGO, LOUISIANA
Employer Turner Industries Report ID 2018054781
Address 1617 River Road City, State ZIP WESTWEGO, LOUISIANA 70094
Event Date May 16, 2018 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) 236220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.90000, -90.12000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using an elevator to bring materials to co-workers. He had been at work for about 1 hour when he started feeling dizzy due to a possible heat-related illness.

Incident Summary

On May 16, 2018, a worker at Turner Industries in WESTWEGO, LOUISIANA 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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