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
Address GA Forestry, 2456 Hubbard Road
City, State ZIP MACON, Georgia 31217
Report ID 2018066139
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
GPS Coordinates 32.81000, -83.56000

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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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