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S&W Sales and Service, LLC

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — MACON, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at S&W Sales and Service, LLC in MACON, GEORGIA
Employer S&W Sales and Service, LLC Report ID 2018066139
Address GA Forestry, 2456 Hubbard Road City, State ZIP MACON, GEORGIA 31217
Event Date June 21, 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) 238210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.81000, -83.56000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on the ground pouring five gallons of silicon coating into a tub reservoir to accommodate the pump sprayer when the employee became ill and started vomiting. The employee suffered a heat-related illness.

Incident Summary

On June 21, 2018, a worker at S&W Sales and Service, LLC in MACON, 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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