LOZIER CORPORATION

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. — JOPLIN, Missouri

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at LOZIER CORPORATION in JOPLIN, Missouri
Employer LOZIER CORPORATION
Address 1625 S. Schifferdecker Avenue
City, State ZIP JOPLIN, Missouri 64801
Report ID 2018076655
Event Date July 3, 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) 337215
GPS Coordinates 37.07465, -94.54951

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Incident Narrative

On July 3, 2018, a welder began to feel sick and went home. He was hospitalized the following morning to treat a heat-related illness that affected kidney function.

Incident Summary

On July 3, 2018, a worker at LOZIER CORPORATION in JOPLIN, Missouri 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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