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Cajun Industries, LLC

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — LULING, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Cajun Industries, LLC in LULING, LOUISIANA
Employer Cajun Industries, LLC Report ID 2018055213
Address Monsanto Plant, 12501 River Road City, State ZIP LULING, LOUISIANA 70070
Event Date May 29, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 237990 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.93000, -90.34000

Incident Narrative

An employee was helping a carpenter put up some concrete forms. He was installing anchor bolts when he started having cramps in his feet, legs, and arms due to dehydration.

Incident Summary

On May 29, 2018, a worker at Cajun Industries, LLC in LULING, LOUISIANA suffered effects of heat and light, n.e.c. 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

OSHA has recorded 2,196 severe injury reports involving "Exposure to environmental heat" incidents in our database. Browse all Exposure to environmental heat injuries.

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