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WL Plastics Corp.

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — SNYDER, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at WL Plastics Corp. in SNYDER, TEXAS
Employer WL Plastics Corp. Report ID 2018055301
Address 2160 S. business 84 City, State ZIP SNYDER, TEXAS 79549
Event Date May 31, 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) 326122 Inspection # 1319687
GPS Coordinates 32.69000, -100.87000

Incident Narrative

On May 31, 2018, an employee was standing on a manlift applying dunnage when he began to experience nausea, sweating, and an increased body temperature. He was hospitalized for heat-related illness.

Incident Summary

On May 31, 2018, a worker at WL Plastics Corp. in SNYDER, TEXAS 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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